Collection Highlights
A Song for the times, or John Brown
Date:
1860-1870
Object Number:
LIB.SY.B1860.104
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Luce Center
Pipe bowl
Object Number:
INV.8453
Date:
ca. 1810
Medium:
Meerschaum, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. ( 12.7 x 3.8 x 5.7 cm )
Marks:
incised: below figure: "VIVE L'EMPEREUR/NAPOLEON/Bruxelles 1810"
printed: paper label affixed to bowl: "80"
Description:
Ovoid meerschaum pipe bowl with incised image of Napoleon with sword and trumpet and inscription beneath, "Vive L'empereur Napoleon, Bruxelles, 1810"; stem extends downward at a slight angle; hinged metal lid with incised, cross-hatched band.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
