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Pope Pius VI Slipper<br/> © madd Bordeaux - L. Gauthier

object n°29

Pope Pius VI Slipper

Bequest of Pierre-Eymeric de Pelleport-Burète , 1932 - Inv 11271

In the political turmoil at the end of his pontificate, Pope Pius VI is deposed and driven out of Rome. The Directory forces him to leave for France. Catholic families welcomed this old man, exhausted after his crossing of the Alps and who was to die in Valence. They are thanked by the abandonment of a few relics, such as this slipper which entered the museum's collections through the Pelleport-Burète bequest in 1932...

object n°29 (pdf)

previous objects of the month

object n°16

Gift of the Viscount of Pelleport-Burète, 1927 - Inv 1085

object n°15

Gift of Eulalie Gouzenne, 1959 - Inv 59.7.3

object n°14

Beautiran Canvas

Gift of the Association of Friends of the Hôtel de Lalande, 1991 - Inv 91.2.6

object n°13

The little secret cabinet by Alphonse Giroux

Purchase from the City of Bordeaux, 1975 - Inv 75.3.10

object n°12

Album of drawings from the library of the Duchess of Berry at Rosny Castle

Purchase from the City of Bordeaux, 1958 - Inv 58.1.11 350

object n°11

Wine fountain, Bacchus child sitting on a barrel

Purchase from the City of Bordeaux, 1959 - Inv 59.3.1

object n°10

"Thinking Man's chair"

Fnac deposit, 2009 - Inv D 2009.3.6

object n°09

Statuettes of CAB

Purchase from the City of Bordeaux, 1986 - Inv 86.3.1 & 86.3.2

object n°08

Paintings of Jules Vieillard and his wife

Gift of Viscount and Viscountess Alain de Baritault du Carpia, 2012 - Inv 2012.5.1 & 2012.5.2

object n°07

Gourd of Nevers

XVIIth century

object n°06

The Montesquieu bust

1767

object n°05

XVIIe siècle

object n°04

Pair of urns decorated with seditious images

Legs d'André Lataillade, 1969 - Inv 69.3.198 & 69.3.199

object n°03

Ornelental vase, Manufacture Jules vieillard & Cie, Bordeaux

Late 19th century

object n°02

One_chair by Konstantin Grcic

2004

object n°01

Chair by Robert Mallet-Stevens

CAPC depot