The People's Independence: A French Revolution Exhibit by Tomlin, Michael

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mitomli — 2024-11-19 16:42:17 UTC

mitomli — 2024-12-09 19:22:31 UTC

This upright rectangular drop-front secrétaire is thought to have come from the Parisian workshop of the French cabinetmaker ("maitre-ébeniste") Martin Carlin. From his quarters in the Rue de Faubourg Saint-Antoine, Carlin produced writing-desks, commodes, and secretaires inset with porcelain plaques or panels of "pietre dure", all exquisite pieces befitting his illustrious clientele. The daughters of Louis XV, Madame Adélaïde and Madame Victoire, decorated the Chateau Bellevue at Meudon near Paris with some of his masterpieces.

mitomli — 2024-12-09 19:28:47 UTC

According to its inscription, this musket belonged to a member of the Swiss Guard at Versailles. They shared with a French infantry regiment the duty of protecting the gates, entrances, and perimeter of the palace.

mitomli — 2024-12-10 00:23:35 UTC

Model of a guillotine, carved, turned and sawn bone. The guillotine has a sliding blade operated by a piece of cotton attached to a turned finial at the top of the frame. A figure lies face downwards, its head is separate and wears a hat with a plume. Once severed, the head falls into an ornamentally carved bucket. The guillotine stands on a platform with ornately carved sides, it attended by two figures wearing bicorn hats, representing French soldiers. The soldier on the left can be slid to the end of the platform by pulling a length of carved bone. This platform stands on another platform, accessible by a flight of steps. At the bottom of these steps stand three more soldiers. The lower platform has ornately carved sides, it stands on four short, turned legs. There is a second bucket with a metal wire handle, decorated with two black painted rings.

mitomli — 2024-12-10 00:51:45 UTC

The storming of the Bastille, a former royal garrison and prison in the city of Paris, on July 14, 1789, was a seminal event in the history of the French Republic and a revolutionary symbol that has been celebrated in Franco-American relations ever since. The demolition of the Bastille left a debris field that fed the market for Revolutionary relics in France, England, and the United States. The Marquis de Lafayette, for example, presented George Washington with a key to the Bastille that Washington proudly displayed in the center hall at Mount Vernon.

mitomli — 2024-12-10 02:26:15 UTC

Although dated 1797, this coin was probably minted in the following year. Early United States coins do not always bear the year in which they were struck. The annual visit of yellow fever to Philadelphia, and to the U.S. Mint there, imparted a disjointed quality to our early numismatics.

What is definitely known is that Robert Scot was responsible for the designs. His new, bellicose eagle is a direct reflection of increased national tensions with the British and French. This particular coin is unique.

mitomli — 2024-12-10 03:14:38 UTC

While this may not be an exact flag taken from the era of the revolution, the value it holds in showing the alliances of the people coming together during the revolution can still be felt today.