The Age of Napoleon: Costume from Revolution to Empire, 1789-1815

The Age of Napoleon: Costume from Revolution to Empire, 1789–1815

Various authors

1989

284 pages

260 illustrations

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Table of contents

About the authors

Foreword
Philippe de Montebello

Preface
Katell le Bourhis

Introduction
Charles Otto Zieseniss

Genealogy

Chronology

One: Costume in the Age of Napoleon
Philippe Séguy

Two: Jewels of the Empire
Clare Le Corbeiller

Three: Joseph Cardinal Fesch And the Liturgical Vestments of Lyon
Pierre Arizzoli-Clémentel

Four: Silk from Lyon During the Empire
Jean Coural and Chantal Gastinel-Coural

Five: Uniforms in the Napoleonic Era
Raoul Brunon

Six: The Emperor's Wardrobe
Colombe Samoyault-Verlet

Seven: American Women and French Fashion
Michele Majer

Source Notes
Glossary
Appendix: A Selected List of Parisian Luxury Boutiques and Suppliers
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Index

Met Art in Publication

Robe à la française, silk, French — Robe à la française
1750–75

Robe à la française, silk, French — Robe à la française
ca. 1770

Robe à l'anglaise, silk, French — Robe à l'anglaise
1785–87

Madame Grand (Noël Catherine Vorlée, 1761–1835), Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun French, Oil on canvas — Madame Grand (Noël Catherine Vorlée, 1761–1835)
Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun
1783

Court suit, silk, French — Court suit
1774–93

Coat, silk, probably French — Coat
1775–85

Round gown, silk, linen, Italian — Round gown
ca. 1795

Dress, cotton, flax, French — Dress
1797–98

Dress, silk, cotton, British — Dress
1795–97

Dress, silk, metal, Spanish — Dress
ca. 1802

Court train, silk, metal thread, French — Court train
ca. 1809

Court train, silk, metallic, French — Court train
1809

Court suit, silk, French — Court suit
1750–75

Breeches, cotton, British — Breeches
late 18th–early 19th century

Evening dress, cotton, American — Evening dress
ca. 1809

Dress, cotton, French — Dress
ca. 1799

Purse, steel, French — Purse
early 19th century

Dress, cotton, French — Dress
1805–10

Habit à la disposition, silk, metal thread, cotton, French — Habit à la disposition
1805–10

Dress, silk, cotton, British — Dress
1805–10

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Zieseniss, Charles-Otto, Katell Le Bourhis, and Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), eds. 1989. The Age of Napoleon: Costume from Revolution to Empire, 1789-1815. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art H.N. Abrams.