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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

Materials

Mahogany, brass, silver

Object ID

xx.5.554

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

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.