Museum number:
| APM 15.757 |
Subcollection:
| ceramic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| elephant head with tusks |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van porselein met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel zonder manchet. Ketel kop olifant de hals is de ketelopening, de slurf de steel, de slagtanden in wit porselein aangelijmd. Steel bovenzijde tussen de slagtanden modelnummer "130". Pijp grijszwart gesmoord. Oorspronkelijke montage met barnsteenkleurig acry roer met afgeplatte beet. |
Date:
| Period | 1998 - 1999 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.13 in (5.4 cm) |
| Width | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Length total | 4.33 in (11 cm) | |
| Weight | 97 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | porcelain (ceramic) |
| Technique | slip cast |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | acrylic (synthetic material) |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Gard |
| Town | Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie |
| Maker | Gérard Prungnaud |
| Trade number | 130 |
Acquisition
| Year | 1999 |
| Provenance | Saint-Quentin la Poterie, Gérard Prungnaud |
Literature
| Don Duco, De nadagen van de figuurpijp, recente portretpijpen tussen klei en ceramiek. Amsterdam, 2011. afb 38. Dit exemplaar. |
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