Museum number:
| APM 16.264 |
Subcollection:
| porcelain pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust Napoleonic soldier |
Description:
Porcelain tobacco pipe with figural bowl, round bottom without heel and ascending stem with narrow stub. Bowl bust Napoleonic soldier with sideburns and high bearskin hat with red cord and high red plume, bust with high uniform collar. Polychrome painting, heightened with gold. Bowl bottom cut away kiln support, decoration of leaf gold lines. |
Date:
| Period | 1835 - 1860 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.74 in (9.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.57 in (4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | porcelain (ceramic) |
| Technique | slip cast |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | glazuur, meerkleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
Acquisition
| Year | 2001 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, antiquair |
| Brussel, veilinghuis, 2000 |
Comments
| Soldaat van de artillerie te voet van de keizerlijke garde. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 7, v.a. 2001. |
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