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The Union Daily Times
Union, Union County, South Carolina
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Napoleon Bonaparte's silver gilt tea service, with 1,618 pieces presented to his sister Pauline Borghese, will be exhibited this summer at the Chicago Art Institute from Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCormick's collection.
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Chicago, July 14.—Napoleon Bonaparte's silver gilt tea service, consisting of 1,618 pieces, which he presented to his sister Pauline Borghese will be exhibited this summer by the Chicago Art Institute. It is a part of the collection of Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCormick, who has lent it for exhibition purposes for the first time.
The set was made by the Imperial jeweler, M. G. Biennais, after designs by Percier, who was a leading Parisian designer and architect of the period 1800-1806, its owner says. It bears the coat of arms of the Borghese family.
Institute officials declare the Roman influence is strongly marked in the service, as under the first empire Napoleon adhered to the classic style. Although the classic style in France was originally revived by Louis XVI through the discoveries made in Pompeii, under Napoleon's rule the style was carried to the extremes and designs of ornate embellishments appeared, which was in keeping with the aspirations of the first empire.
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Napoleon Bonaparte's silver gilt tea service, consisting of 1,618 pieces presented to his sister Pauline Borghese, part of Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCormick's collection, lent for first exhibition at Chicago Art Institute this summer. Made by M. G. Biennais after designs by Percier (1800-1806), bears Borghese coat of arms, shows strong Roman influence and classic style with ornate embellishments under Napoleon's empire.