Museum number:
| APM 16.685 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head starving man |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel. Ketel hoofd hongerende man met ingevallen gelaat. Steel tussen twee verdikte concentrische banden achtzijdig stuk waarop links in reliëf "DUMERIL & C." en rechts "A.ST.OMER". Schilderemail in zwart, wit en roze. Persvorm in drie delen. |
Date:
| Period | 1845 - 1865 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.46 in (3.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.36 in (6 cm) |
| Weight | 21 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, drie kleuren |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Pas-de-Calais |
| Town | Saint-Omer |
| Maker | Firme E. Duméril, H. Leurs et Cie |
| Mark | "DUMERIL & C." (reliëf, steel li.) "A.ST.OMER". (reliëf, steel re.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Bristol, The Bristol Auction Rooms, lot 688 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1920-2002 |
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