Napoleonic Tureen (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art possesses in its collection a gilt-silver tureen from the Napoleonic era. Designed by Charles Percier, Pierre François Léonard Fontaine and made by Martin-Guillaume Biennais, the tureen was given to Napoleon I by his sister Pauline and her husband, Prince Camillo Borghese. The tureen was later donated to the Met as part of the bequest of Joseph Pulitzer.^[1]


Artist	Charles Percier, Pierre François Léonard Fontaine
Year	Napoleonic era, c. 1796-1815
Medium	Silver gilt
Dimensions	46.4 cm × 35.9 cm (18.3 in × 14.1 in)
Location	Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

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