Museum number:
| APM 14.102a |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust of the empress Eugénie |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel borstbeeld keizerin Eugénie de Montijo met kleine kroon, oorhangers met bloemen en gedecolletteerd. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER", steel rechts "A PARIS 926". |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1885 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.4 in (6.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 36 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 926 |
| Trade name | Impératrice, tête moyenne |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel il.) "A PARIS 926" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1995 |
| Provenance | Luik, veilinghuis Michel Lhomme, lot 12 |
| Luik, collectie André Joiris, <1988-1994 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Napoleonpijpen: politiek statement of rage-item?. Amsterdam, 2013. afb 21. Dit exemplaar. |
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