Book of carpet designs.

"COLLECTION OF DRAWINGS OF TAPESTRIES AND TAPESTRIES OF THE FURNITURE OF THE
COURONNE".
CH.MASSIN Editeur - Paris 1911
Collection dedicated to Mr.Frederic Masson de L'Académie Française 21.10.1911
Limited edition of the valuable collection of drawings and models of the carpets, tapestries and tapestries made for the
tapestries made for the French Crown.
Measurements: 65 x 46 cm.
Napoleon Bonaparte had these pieces made and woven in the Gobelins and Savonnerie factories, for his
the Savonnerie, for their installation in the Tuileries Palace in Paris.
Years later, when the palace burned down (1871), most of the furniture was lost and it was only in 1911 that it was reissued.
was in 1911 when the collection of drawings and sketches was reissued.
It is a collection of 48 hand-drawn and partially colored plates.
At that time the mirror system was used to see the result. A mirror was placed
mirror was placed in the corner of the drawing, and thus the piece was reproduced in its entirety.
The letter "N" that Napoleon had woven into his carpets stands out in the drawings.