Museum number:

APM 8.216

Subcollection:

ceramic pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

Napoleon's head with laurel wreath

Description:

Tabakspijp van gietklei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met smalle manchetband. Ketel hoofd keizer Napoleon met lauwerkrans rond het hoofd, steelovergang halsafsnede. Transparant glazuur.

Date:

Period 1860 - 1890


Dimensions:

BowlHeight1.89 in (4.8 cm)
Width1.61 in (4.1 cm)
StemLength1.18 in (3 cm)
Weight55 gram
Characteristics
Pipe type stub stemmed pipe
Pipe shape figural
Materialslip (ceramic)
Techniqueslip cast
Colourwhite
Finish glazuur, transparant
Traces of use ongerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryFrance
Acquisition
Year 1983
Provenance Brussel, antiekwinkel rue Lebeau
Brussel, particulier bezit, 1982

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