Tabernacle Napoleon III

  • Era/Century: 19th
  • Dating: c. 1859
  • Material: silver, wood
  • Dimensions: height 202, width 124 cm
  • ID Number: UPE 22
  • Property: Belgrade City Museum
  • On Display: The Residence of Princess Ljubica

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Tabernacle – a chest with drawers and small doors, served for safekeeping of jewellery, letters and documents. It is made in the style of eclecticism, decorated primarily in historical style with Renaissance motifs.

A kind of Indian rubber imitating ivory was used for a rich inlay. The lower part with shaped up legs emulates the Renaissance style.

The tabernacle comes from the court of the Obrenović dynasty. It was a wedding gift presented by prince Miloš in 1859 to Cvetko Rajević, minister of the interior.

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