Napoleonic Bee Lapel Pin Karen Kuykendall Heart Wall Hanging
Napoleonic Bee Lapel Pin Karen Kuykendall Heart Wall HangingWhen Napoleon Bonaparte took up residence in the Royal Palace at Tuileries he refused to spend money on new decor. However, he could not allow the drapery with its embroidered fleur de lis (the French Royal emblem) to continue to hang in the windows of the palace. His solution was to have the rich and elegant drapes turned upside down. The inverted symbol of the overthrown monarchy looked like a bee. From then on, the tenacious bee became the emblem
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