Museum number:
| APM 3.719 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head Napoleon with laurel wreath |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel met oplopende steel en smalle manchet. Ketel hoofd keizer Napoleon Bonaparte als Romeinse keizer met lauwerkrans in het haar, steelovergang halsafsnede. Steel bladlof, steel rechts in reliëf modelnummer "30". Steel onderzijde intaglio "VILLEMUS". |
Date:
| Period | 1850 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.2 in (5.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.81 in (4.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Weight | 62 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | red |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Town | Jouques |
| Maker | Villemus |
| Trade number | 30 |
| Mark | "VILLEMUS" (intaglio, steel onderzijde) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1993 |
| Provenance | Parijs, Denise Corbier, antiquaire |
| Vincennes, particulier bezit, 1993 |
Exhibition
| Wervik, Tabaksmuseum, tentoonstelling "Tabak & Vorsten", 19 januari 1994 - 25 november 1994. |
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