Museum number:
| APM 13.668 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| ornamental pipe |
Keyword:
| bust Abd-El-Kader, Hercules head |
Description:
Window display or presentation pipe made of clay with figural bowl, without heel and rising stem with stub. Bowl bust of Abd-El-Kader with moustache, embroidered turban and bust with necklace and collar of fur coat. Bowl underside the mask of a man with goatee in a lion's head. Stub stamped in rectangle "L. FIOLET ST. OMER". Painted enamel eyes. Original painting in brown, pink, green, white and gold. |
Date:
| Period | 1845 - 1855 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 8.19 in (20.8 cm) |
| Width | 3.98 in (10.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.94 in (10 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | verf, meerkleuren |
| Traces of use | slijtage |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Pas-de-Calais |
| Town | Saint-Omer |
| Maker | Firme L. Fiolet |
| Mark | "FIOLET ST. OMER" (stempel, manchet) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1994 |
| Provenance | Parijs, Denise Corbier, antiquaire |
| Bretagne, antiekhandel, 1993 |
Literature
| Don Duco, De rage rond Abd-El-Kader. Amsterdam, 2011. afb 4. Dit exemplaar. |
| Don Duco, Benedict Goes, De Franse figuurpijp in de negentiende eeuw. Amsterdam, 2010. afb 252. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, v.a. 1999. |
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