Hiya,
The bees depicted on this fabric were first found in the grave of
Childeric I and used to strengthen the Hapsburg claim to the throne
of France in some obscure way that still eludes me. :D
Something about fleur de lys being Bourbon. So Napoleon used the
bees in a political way to impress and to tie his reign to those of
the past.
Althea
On Sep 15, 2005, at 7:54 PM, david webb wrote:
http://www.guildford.gov.uk/GuildfordWeb/Leisure/Guildford+House/
Exhibitions/Golden+Bees+Costume.htm
Golden Bees : An exhibition of ladies costume inspired by the Court
of Napoleon.
from 21 September to 22 October 2005
Guildford House Gallery hosts an exhibition of costume made by
local costume maker Sarah Vickery.
Sarah has been a dedicated member of the Napoleonic Association, a
world-wide research and re-enactment society for the past 12 years.
She specialises the designing and making of period clothing
inspired by the ladies of the Napoleonic Court.
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