Detail View: Rylands Collection: Piece of Napoleon's Coffin
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Image Number:
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JRL16111108
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Reference Number:
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Burney Box 5+6 (A), item 17
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Image Title:
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Piece of Napoleon's Coffin
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Series Title:
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E.L. Burney Collection
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Description:
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Curio from Isabella Banks' collection; a portion of the lining of the coffin of the exiled Emperor Napoleon I in which he was buried at St. Helena. Secured when his body was exhumed and borne to Paris for reinterment in 1840. Presented to Mrs. G.L. Banks by J.R. Blofield Esq. Sept 12 1853.
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Keyword:
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Curiosity; Trinket; Collector's item; Napoleon; French History; French Revolution.
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Subject:
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Collectors and collecting
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Category of Material:
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Archives
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People Covered:
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Banks, G. Linnaeus (George Linnaeus) Mrs., 1821-1897
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People Covered:
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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2017-01
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Educational Notes:
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Life of Objects Exhibition
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Academic Project Lead:
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Stella Halkyard
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