Embroidery kit in cross stitch - Napoleon's campaign tent carpet cushion - Museum and Heritage Collection
The carpet here is inspired by the reconstruction of the Emperor’s campaign tent from the Napoleonic wars.
The reconstruction was based on a model conserved at the Mobilier National.
Generally the exterior was made of blue and white striped drill edged with a fringe of red wool. The interior is decorated with an indienne fabric, most probably printed at the Oberkampf Manufactory in Jouy. On the ground, a leopard-print carpet, evoking the saddle-cloths of cavalry officers. The tent was set up on battlefields and comprised a bedroom in the back with an iron bed with a strap base and in the front, a study with a folding writing desk and chairs. In the reconstruction, you can also see the Emperor’s famous grey redingote.
Size of motif: 168 stitches wide by 170 stitches high – Size of finished embroidery: 28 x 28.3cm.
The kit contains:
full-colour pattern chart is printed on one 60 x 28cm sheet with all necessary explanations;
Presented in a Sajou reusable square box.
The single embroidery pattern chart is also sold separately.
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