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:

BowlHeight2.13 in (5.4 cm)
Width2.17 in (5.5 cm)
StemLength1.57 in (4 cm)
Length total4.33 in (11 cm)
Weight97 gram
Characteristics
Pipe type stub stemmed pipe
Pipe shape figural
Materialporcelain (ceramic)
Techniqueslip cast
Colourwhite
Other materialsacrylic (synthetic material)
Traces of use ongerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryFrance
Region nationalGard
TownSaint-Quentin-la-Poterie
MakerGérard 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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