Museum number:
| APM 16.577 |
Subcollection:
| ceramic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust Napoleon |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk, zogenaamde siderolith met holwandige figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel verwijdend naar manchet. Steel onderzijde bij manchet borgoog. Ketel borstbeeld keizer Napoleon met tweekante steek. Steel onderzijde knorren, weerszijden op gestippeld fond bladmotief. Steel bij borgoog ingedrukt modelnummer "15". Geheel bedekt met gemoffelde matbruine verf met goud gehoogd. |
Date:
| Period | 1840 - 1865 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.6 in (6.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.46 in (3.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery, siderolith (ceramic) |
| Technique | slip cast |
| Colour | creamy |
| Finish | verf, bruinzwart |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany |
| Region national | Thuringia |
| Town | Ruhla (?) |
| Trade number | 15 |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Bristol, The Bristol Auction Rooms, lot 688 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1920-2002 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Rondom siderolith, tussen fijnaardewerk en protoporselein. Amsterdam, 2018. afb 17. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Presentatie W.D. & H.O. Wills Hartcliffe Factory, Bristol, 1974-1990. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 8, v.a. 2002. |
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