Museum number:
| APM 5.276 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust Napoleon with two sided stitch |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel. Ketel borstbeeld van keizer Napoleon met tweekante steel dwars op het hoofd, borstbeeld met ster en épauletten. Steel afgevijld. Calciné gebrande lak. Persvorm in twee delen. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.48 in (6.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.1 in (2.8 cm) | |
| Weight | 43 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | lak, calciné |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
Acquisition
| Year | 1993 |
| Provenance | Parijs, Malassis, marché aux puces |
| Parijs, particulier bezit, <1990-1993 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Napoleonpijpen: politiek statement of rage-item?. Amsterdam, 2013. afb 7. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Wervik, Tabaksmuseum, tentoonstelling "Tabak & Vorsten", 19 januari 1994 - 25 november 1994. |
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