<value>Steel die for making buttons, with the arms of the Imperial family of Napoleon (but without the crossed sceptres of state) and inscribed for record keeping on the edge of the die 'PRINCE NAPOLEON' and on the shaft '670'. Steel, 48mm diam. and 42mm tall; for striking buttons 32mm diam. Prince Napoleon was Napoléon-Joseph-Charles-Paul Boneparte (1822-91), sometimes known as 'Plon Plon', a nephew of Napoleon I and for a time the designated successor to Napoleon III. The die is accompanied by a letter (in file) showing that it was in the possession of a Paris tailor until about 1928 when the firm closed and it was given to the son of one of their best customers. This man sold it to a London antique dealer, whence Mr Martin bought it.</value>

1608595307000 1605789243000 Standard Record object-274450 1747160912046 1711356394000 1747159409017 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-274450 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/274450 2acb9e99-269f-3980-b4d8-65c1cae1fc6f 7 reference term-139423 adlib-term-139423 16338d22-4fa9-3a7b-97ee-9c490bd19ed5 button die reference term-40136 adlib-term-40136 28e1cd6e-7c25-339f-8cd2-2aaae536a0c5 steel Object Coins and Medals Steel die for making buttons, with the arms of the Imperial family of Napoleon (but without the crossed sceptres of state) and inscribed for record keeping on the edge of the die 'PRINCE NAPOLEON' and on the shaft '670'. Steel, 48mm diam. and 42mm tall; for striking buttons 32mm diam. Prince Napoleon was Napoléon-Joseph-Charles-Paul Boneparte (1822-91), sometimes known as 'Plon Plon', a nephew of Napoleon I and for a time the designated successor to Napoleon III. CM.120-1994 1 accession number CM.120-1994 274450 priref 274450 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/274450 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/274450 reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum reference agent-202478 adlib-agent-202478 1f4b317d-4d96-30cb-a8e0-a25f586414a8 Martin, C.J. 1994 1994 1994-06-06 given 1822 1822 1822 1822 1891 1 1891 1891 1891 reference term-139446 adlib-term-139446 abf136c7-1e55-3926-a6f8-227199603894 Button dies series reference term-120306 adlib-term-120306 4c444129-3d8c-340f-bfbd-b4d82e5cbd17 France subseries history note Under Review reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum

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Button dies <value>Steel die for making buttons, with the arms of the Imperial family of Napoleon (but without the crossed sceptres of state) and inscribed for record keeping on the edge of the die 'PRINCE NAPOLEON' and on the shaft '670'. Steel, 48mm diam. and 42mm tall; for striking buttons 32mm diam. Prince Napoleon was Napoléon-Joseph-Charles-Paul Boneparte (1822-91), sometimes known as 'Plon Plon', a nephew of Napoleon I and for a time the designated successor to Napoleon III. The die is accompanied by a letter (in file) showing that it was in the possession of a Paris tailor until about 1928 when the firm closed and it was given to the son of one of their best customers. This man sold it to a London antique dealer, whence Mr Martin bought it.</value> object OBJECT