Museum number:
| APM 21.190b |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| angel against defense tower |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel gekanteelde toren met kanonslopen tussen de kantelen, langs de voorzijde vredesengel met gespreide vleugels en palmtak in de linkerhand en zwaard in de rechterhand, de punt naar de grond, ketel steelzijde opschrift "TOUR MALAKOFF". Steel weerszijden tussen de decoratie en een omgaand bandje lauriertakje, links in reliëf in lijst modelnummer "491", steel intaglio "A. CRETAL E. GALLARD A RENNES". |
Date:
| Period | 1855 - 1860 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.28 in (5.8 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.13 in (10.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ille et Vilaine |
| Town | Rennes |
| Maker | Firme A. Crétal & E. Gallard |
| Trade number | 491 |
| Trade name | tour malakoff |
| Mark | "A. CRETAL E. GALLARD A RENNES" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2017 |
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