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 Bonaparte met lauwerkrans rond het hoofd, steelovergang halsafsnede. Transparant glazuur. |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.89 in (4.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.61 in (4.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 55 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | slip (ceramic) |
| Technique | slip cast |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | glazuur, transparant |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
Acquisition
| Year | 1983 |
| Provenance | Brussel, antiekwinkel rue Lebeau |
| Brussel, particulier bezit, 1982 |
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