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Toilet box

Profile head of Napoleon after an original by Jean-Pierre Droz French
1804–14
Not on view
Profile head of Napoleon on one of inside boxes is a copy in straw of medal by Droz, with inscription, NAPOLEON EMPEREUR/DENON DIR./J.P. DROZ F. (See also 85.2.75).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Toilet box
  • Artist: Profile head of Napoleon after an original by Jean-Pierre Droz (French, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel 1746–1823 Paris)
  • Date: 1804–14
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Straw on wood, gilt bronze
  • Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 9 7/8 × 16 1/4 × 11 3/8 in. (25.1 × 41.3 × 28.9 cm)
  • Classification: Natural Substances
  • Credit Line: Gift of Howard H. Brown, 1930
  • Object Number: 30.64
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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