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«MORCEAU» DE PLANCHER DE LA CHAMBRE DE NAPOLÉON I ER
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NAPOLEON I'S BEDROOM FLOOR "MORCEAU"
Piece of floor which would come from the Emperor's bedroom at Longwood.
Wearing a label on which is inscribed: "5e comp de voltigeurs du 3e Reg d'inf de Marine commandé par le capitaine Marechal, s'embarquera sur la frégate la belle poule pour se rendre sur l'ile de la Réunion en France dans le mois de 9bre 1853 le mois suivant la frégate le lâcha à St Hélène. Captain Maréchal's first thought was to visit the tomb of Napoleon I who had been his Emperor when he was a child soldier in the naval artillery. From 1808 until 1813, he also wanted to see the apartments that Napoleon occupied. "This is the room where the Emperor died" said a guard, "this is the place where his bed was placed". "Well," said Captain Maréchal, "I want to have a piece of wood from this room. At the same time, he kicked the floor, broke a board and took a piece of it to France, which he kept preciously until this moment"
H.2,2| L.18| D. 4,9 cm
Piece of floor which would come from the Emperor's bedroom at Longwood.
Wearing a label on which is inscribed: "5e comp de voltigeurs du 3e Reg d'inf de Marine commandé par le capitaine Marechal, s'embarquera sur la frégate la belle poule pour se rendre sur l'ile de la Réunion en France dans le mois de 9bre 1853 le mois suivant la frégate le lâcha à St Hélène. Captain Maréchal's first thought was to visit the tomb of Napoleon I who had been his Emperor when he was a child soldier in the naval artillery. From 1808 until 1813, he also wanted to see the apartments that Napoleon occupied. "This is the room where the Emperor died" said a guard, "this is the place where his bed was placed". "Well," said Captain Maréchal, "I want to have a piece of wood from this room. At the same time, he kicked the floor, broke a board and took a piece of it to France, which he kept preciously until this moment"
H.2,2| L.18| D. 4,9 cm