Museum number:
| APM 17.347 |
Subcollection:
| ceramic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| soldier with oblique cap |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van gietklei met holwandige figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende insteeksteel. Ketel borstbeeld militair met schuingeplaatste baret met koord onder de kin, een posthoorn in reliëf op de rand, boord in twee punten. Steel onderzijde ingedrukt "DEPOSE", links "OPTIMI" en rechts "M.B.". Gietvorm in drie delen. |
Date:
| Period | 1939 - 1945 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.2 in (5.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.65 in (4.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
| Weight | 62 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | slip (ceramic) |
| Technique | slip cast |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Alpes Maritimes |
| Town | Biot |
| Maker | Marcel-André Bouraine (ceramist) |
| Trade name | le chasseur alpin |
| Mark | "M.B." (stempel, steel re.) "OPTIMI", (stempel, steel li.) "DEPOSE" (stempel, steel oz.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2003 |
| Provenance | Le Verguier, Philippe Severin |
| Lille, antiekhandel, 2003 |
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