Exhibition labels & didactics - National Gallery of Victoria
Exhibition labels & didactics - National Gallery of Victoria
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FRANCE<br />
Ceremonial mantle <strong>of</strong> Marshal Davout<br />
Manteau de cérémonie du maréchal Davout<br />
c. 1810<br />
silk velvet, (silk or satin), gold thread<br />
Musée d’art et d’histoire, Auxerre<br />
Eckmühl Collection<br />
Bequest <strong>of</strong> the Marquise de Blocqueville, 1882 Eck. 874.2.7.<br />
Following the re-establishment after 1804<br />
<strong>of</strong> formal court etiquette Napoleon imposed<br />
a dress code on all representatives <strong>of</strong><br />
the State. This mantle was worn by<br />
Marshal Louis-Nicolas Davout (1770–1823)<br />
as part <strong>of</strong> the formal outfit <strong>of</strong> a marshal <strong>of</strong><br />
the Empire. The grand ceremonial attire<br />
<strong>of</strong> the marshals was accompanied by<br />
decorations such as the sash and cross,<br />
star or great chain <strong>of</strong> the Legion <strong>of</strong> Honour<br />
and other insignia <strong>of</strong> prestige, like the<br />
ceremonial cane and glaive (broadsword)<br />
<strong>of</strong> Davout, displayed nearby, both created<br />
for the occasion <strong>of</strong> Napoleon’s coronation.<br />
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