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Paris [75] Musée du Louvre

© Musée du Louvre, Anne Chauvet

This fragment of a sign mentions the Hôtel de Longueville. Located in the heart of the Louvre district, it was one of the most prestigious private mansions in the area in the 17th century. Black marble.

Where to find it

Paris [75] Musée du Louvre
99, rue de Rivoli
Palais du Louvre
75001 Paris

Commune of discovery

Paris 1

Locality

Louvre, Cour Napoléon

Type of intervention

Excavation

Year of excavation

1984 – 1986

Chief Scientist

Yves de Kisch, Pierre-Jean Trombetta

Inventory number

CN 20017

Scope

Daily life ➔ Art of the table

Materials

Mineral ➔ lapidary ➔ Marble

Chronological period

Modern period [1492 / 1789]

Dating the object

1600 – 1900

Dimensions

l. 39 cm, P. 9 cm,

To museum documentation

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