16 articles in the category: Museums and Heritage
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Napoleon and Josephine - Part 1
Published : 03/30/2022 | Categories : Museums and HeritageSeventh pattern chart in our Museums and Heritage collection, this embroidery is a tribute to the fabrics that Napoleon was so fond of, he was mainly responsible for boosting the industry in Lyon.
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Napoleon and Josephine - Part 2
Published : 03/30/2022 | Categories : Museums and HeritageHere are the Empress Josephine’s sumptuous dresses, her cashmere shawls, and also her roses, which she grew enthusiastically in her rose garden at the Malmaison Chateau.
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Marie-Antoinette embroidery - Part 1
Published : 11/26/2017 | Categories : Museums and HeritageThis Marie-Antoinette embroidery evokes the Queen’s garments, the famous « À La Rose » portrait painted by her friend Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun and the places the sovereign left her mark at the Pala [...]
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Queen Marie-Antoinette embroidery - Part 2
Published : 11/25/2017 | Categories : Museums and HeritageMarie-Antoinette’s wardrobe with the fabrics, shoes and hairstyles, the laces and ribbons… are as much part of the heritage left by the queen as the sumptuous wall hangings in her residences at t [...]
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Palace of Versailles embroidery - Part 1
Published : 11/22/2017 | Categories : Museums and HeritageThis embroidery evoking the Palace of Versailles is the sixth in our Museums and Heritage Collection. Treat yourself to the Hall of Mirrors, the Private Apartments and the treasures of the [...]
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Palace of Versailles embroidery - Part 2
Published : 11/21/2017 | Categories : Museums and HeritageIn the first part, you discovered the wall hangings in the Private Apartments, the equestrian statue of Louis XIV and the silhouette of the Palace. Here is the Hall of Mirrors, the Queen’s B [...]