Object Detail
Description
figure group Emperor Napoleon III, Emperor of France (1808-1873) and the Empress Eugénie, consort of Napoleon III, Emperor of France (1826-1920), Staffordshire Pottery. Full-length Staffordshire figures of Napoleon III, standing in plumed cocked hat, uniform and trousers (right) and the Empress Eugenie standing, bare-headed, in low bodice, flounced skirt and overskirt; her hand on his right forearm (left).
Marks and inscriptions EMPEROR EMPRESS in raised caps
Marks and inscriptions EMPEROR EMPRESS in raised caps
Maker and role
manufacturer: unknown
Production place
Staffordshire potteries district, Staffordshire, England
Production date
circa 1850
Media description
earthenware, glazed
Inscriptions
Marks and inscriptions EMPEROR EMPRESS in raised caps
Credit line
purchased with funds provided by Andrew Dixon, Melbourne, 2013
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell
Accession number
A1278
TJC reference number
1622
