Museum number:
| APM 3.433 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| Napoleon's head with laurel wreath |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel met oplopende steel en smalle manchetband. Ketel hoofd keizer Napoleon Bonaparte met lauwerkrans. Steel gestileerd bladmotief. Ketel onderzijde intaglio "VILLEMUS". |
Date:
| Period | 1850 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.05 in (5.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.85 in (4.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
| Weight | 66 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | red |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Town | Jouques |
| Maker | Villemus |
| Mark | "VILLEMUS" (intaglio, ketel onderzijde) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1986 |
| Provenance | Parijs, veilinghuis Nouveau Drouot, veiling 6, lot 189 |
| Parijs, collectie Jean Laffont |
Literature
| Benedict Goes, 25 eeuwen roken; De verwonderlijke vormgeving van de pijp. , 1993. p 6, groepsfoto. Dit exemplaar. |
| Benedict Goes, The Intriguing Design of Tobacco Pipes. Leiden, 1993. p 6, groepsfoto. Dit exemplaar. |
| Don Duco, The Intriguing world of the French clay pipe. WoubruggePipe, the worldwide pipe smoke's magazine, 10/2, 1999. p 16. Dit exemplaar. |
| Don Duco, Napoleonpijpen: politiek statement of rage-item?. Amsterdam, 2013. afb 9. Dit exemplaar. |
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