Museum number:
| APM 16.510 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust Napoleon |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel borstbeeld keizer Napoleon Bonaparte met tweekante steek dwars op het hoofd, borstbeeld met épauletten. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER A PARIS", steel rechts modelnummer "331". |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.1 in (2.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.79 in (2 cm) |
| Weight | 51 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 | 331' |
| Trade name | Napoléon, tête moyenne |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER A PARIS" (reliëf, steel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Le Verguier, collectie Philippe Severin, 1996-2002 |
| Lille, antiekhandel, 1996 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, v.a. 2002. |
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