Museum number:
| APM 16.591 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust Gladstone |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel borstbeeld van William Gladstone met onopvallende kraag. Steel weerszijden in reliëf binnen schildvorm "GLADSTONE" over eerder opschrift, vermoedelijk "LORD BEACONSFIELD". Steel intaglio "L. FIOLET A ST.OMER DEPOSE". Schilderemail in blauw, wit en zwart. |
Date:
| Period | 1875 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.53 in (11.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, drie 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 A ST.OMER DEPOSE" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Bristol, The Bristol Auction Rooms, lot 67 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1920-2002, nr C12 |
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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