Stand, Bidet
Description
French Sheraton mahogany traveling bidet with silver-plated basin engraved by Napoleon's silversmith, Martin-Guillaume Biennias (1764-1843).
Creator
Date
1803
Contributor(s)
Materials
Mahogany, brass, silver
Object ID
xx.5.554
Accession Number
xx.5
Resource ID
5000
Notes
Basin engraving reads: "Biennias/Au Sinog Violet, rue honore, No 511/a Paris" Sticker on underside of wooden cabinet from an earlier repair reads "C.F. Meislahn & Co" from Baltimore, Maryland.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Charles J. Bonaparte
Digital Publisher
Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture
Rights
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