Museum number:
| APM 17.174 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "PIUS IX PONTIF. MAX. LIBERATOR" |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel borstbeeld paus Pius IX met kort haar, kalot, uittgebreid borstbeeld met bontrand en geborduurde kraag, langs de zijkant van het borstbeeld links "PIUS IX PONTIF. MAX." en rechts "LIBERATOR". Ketel onderzijde fantasie schelpmotief. Manchet knorren. Schilderemail op ogen en wenkbrauwen. |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1880 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.68 in (6.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Weight | 52 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, zwart, wit |
| 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 | LF (stempel, ketel oz.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2003 |
| Provenance | Antwerpen, Kunstveilingen Bernaerts, lot 491a |
| Berchem, particulier bezit, <1985-2003 |
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