Museum number:
| APM 17.292a |
Subcollection:
| ceramic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head Napoleon III |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van gietklei met holwandige figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende insteeksteel. Ketel sterk gestileerd hoofd keizer Napoleon III met snor en sik, crèmekleurig glazuur met donkere partijen rond de snor en sik. Steeleind onderzijde geschilderd "GEMA". Steel inwendig schroefdraad. |
Date:
| Period | 1970 - 1971 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.48 in (6.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.81 in (4.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | slip (ceramic) |
| Technique | slip cast |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | glazuur, crème |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Town | Vallauris |
| Maker | Marcel Giraud (ceramist) |
| Mark | "GEMA" (geschilderd, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2003 |
| Provenance | Parijs, veilinghuis Nouveau Drouot, lot 85 |
| La Crau, Bernard Mamy, winkelvoorraad, <1995-2003 | |
| Parijs, collectie Mme. De Westphalen, <1971-1985> |
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