Gifts from Napoleon - Washington, D.C.
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Located inside the Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals in the Smithsonian Natural History Museum this neckless and tiara were a gift from Napoleon himself.
Waymark Code: WMJNXH
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 12/10/2013
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The plaque next to the gifts says, "The French Emperor Napoleon I (1769-1821) gave these two pieces of jewelry to his second wife, Empress Marie Louis.
Two Special Occasions
The diadem was a wedding present in 1871. Napoleon gave his wife the necklace a year latter to celebrate the birth of their first son. Both were made by the French Jewelers Nitot et Fils. Marie Louis, who was Austian-born, bequeathed the toe pieces to the royal family of Austria."
How identified / Comment identifie: Museum / Musee
Name of book, tour, or museum - Preciser le nom si livre, tour, ou musee: Smithsonian Natural History Museam
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