Portrait, Napoleon III, ca. 1851–1900, Marc Laurent Bruyas, circa 1851–1900

Black and white jacquard woven portrait of napoleon iii. Lower half of the portrait is ornamented with sprays of oak and laurel leaves, an escutcheon and a ribbon that reads "napoleon iii empereur. " at the lower left and right are the woven signatures "carquillat tex. " and "bruyas del. " woven by michel-marie carquillat (d. 1884) after a portrait by marc-laurent bruyas (1821-1896). Date: circa 1851–1900. Dimensions: Warp x Weft: 29.4 x 22.6 cm (11 9/16 x 8 7/8 in.). Medium: silk. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Portrait, Napoleon III, ca. 1851–1900 (CH 18658173)