Museum number:
| APM 8.533b |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust Napoleon I |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd Napoleon Bonaparte met halflang haar in een scheiding en borstbeeld met opstaande geborduurde uniformkraag. Steel rechts in reliëf op gestippeld fond "LE 1ER CONSUL BONAPARTE", steel links "AUX ALPES 1800". Manchet links "GAMBIER", manchet rechts "A PARIS 834". Schilderemail in geel, roze, zwart en wit op ogen en uniform. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.4 in (6.1 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.81 in (4.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.46 in (3.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | painted enamel (ceramic) |
| Other colours | polychrome |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 834 |
| Trade name | Bonaparte aux Alpes, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel oz.) "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel li.) "A PARIS 834" (reliëf, steel re.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2015 |
Comments
| Uitbeelding ontleend aan het schilderij "Napoleon aux Alpes" door J.-B. Gross, |
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