Museum number:
| APM 8.827 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust Napoleon with two sided stitch |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel borstbeeld keizer Napoleon met dwars geplaatste tweekante steek, borstbeeld onderzijde baan met knorren. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER A PARIS", steel rechts modelnummer "332". Schilderemail op ogen en wenkbrauwen. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.72 in (6.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.22 in (3.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 80 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, zwart, wit |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 332 |
| Trade name | Napoléon, tête grande |
| Mark | JG (stempel, manchet oz.) "GAMBIER A PARIS" (reliëf, steel li.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1985 |
| Provenance | Parijs, Denise Corbier, antiquaire |
| Parijs, antiekhandel, 1985 |
Literature
| Don Duco, The Intriguing world of the French clay pipe. WoubruggePipe, the worldwide pipe smoke's magazine, 10/2, 1999. p 16. Dit exemplaar. |
| Don Duco, Napoleonpijpen: politiek statement of rage-item?. Amsterdam, 2013. afb 4. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine 19de eeuw, september 1985 - 31 december 1993. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, v.a. 1999. |
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