Museum number:
| APM 16.586 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head of a duck |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel kop van een eend, de snavel in de steel. Steel intaglio "L. FIOLET ST.OMER FRANCE". Schilderemail in geel met groene stippen. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.46 in (3.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.33 in (11 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, twee kleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Pas-de-Calais |
| Town | Saint-Omer |
| Maker | Firme L. Fiolet |
| Mark | "L. FIOLET ST.OMER FRANCE" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Bristol, The Bristol Auction Rooms, lot 41 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1920-2002 |
Exhibition
| Presentatie W.D. & H.O. Wills Hartcliffe Factory, Bristol, 1974-1990. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 4, v.a. 2002. |
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