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Portfolio of Mr. d'André-François Le Berthon<br/> &copy; madd Bordeaux - L. Gauthier
Portfolio of Mr. d'André-François Le Berthon
©madd Bordeaux - L. Gauthier
object n°38

Portfolio of Mr. d'André-François Le Berthon

Purchase by the City of Bordeaux with the help of the Friends of the Hôtel de Lalande, 1986 - Inv 86.3.10

This writing case is a utilitarian object of great refinement. Covered in red morocco decorated with rocaille motifs, it is trimmed with silver accessories dating from 1782 and bears in gold letters the name of Le Berthon, first president of the Bordeaux Parliament. This inscription - at first sight eloquent - may refer to two members of the same family who succeeded each other in this office in the middle of the 18th century. Testifying to the taste of the great Bordeaux parliamentary dynasties, the object has not yet revealed all its secrets...

object n°38 (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
Gift of the Association of Friends of the Hôtel de Lalande, 1991 - Inv 91.2.6
object n°13
Purchase from the City of Bordeaux, 1975 - Inv 75.3.10
object n°12
Purchase from the City of Bordeaux, 1958 - Inv 58.1.11 350
object n°11
Purchase from the City of Bordeaux, 1959 - Inv 59.3.1
object n°10
Fnac deposit, 2009 - Inv D 2009.3.6
object n°09
Purchase from the City of Bordeaux, 1986 - Inv 86.3.1 & 86.3.2
object n°08
Gift of Viscount and Viscountess Alain de Baritault du Carpia, 2012 - Inv 2012.5.1 & 2012.5.2
object n°07
XVIIth century
object n°06
1767
object n°05
XVIIe siècle
object n°04
Legs d'André Lataillade, 1969 - Inv 69.3.198 & 69.3.199
object n°01
CAPC depot