Museum number:
| APM 2.068 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| skull, green glass eyes |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, ronde onderzijde en korte oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel een mensenschedel met de oogkassen doorboord in de ketelwand waarin groene glazen ogen. Schilderemail op tanden. |
Date:
| Period | 1865 - 1885 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.65 in (4.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | glass (inorganic material) |
| Other colours | green |
| Finish | email, wit |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
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 | 1985 |
| Provenance | Londen, Portobelloroad antiquemarket |
| Londen, antiekhandel, 1985 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, v.a. 1999. |
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