Museum number:
| APM 21.788 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust Christopher Columb |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, vlakke onderzijde en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel borstbeeld van Christoffel Columbus met snor en lange baard, een muts op het hoofd. Borstbeeld onderzijde ingedrukt makermerk "FC". Schilderemail in roze, wit en zwart. |
Date:
| Period | 1865 - 1875 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.6 in (6.6 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 2.09 in (5.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, roze, zwart, wit |
| 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 |
| Mark | FC (stempel, ketel oz.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2013 |
| Provenance | Kortrijk, collectie Philippe Boxy, c. 1981-2013 |
| Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, c. 1981 |
Literature
| André Leclaire, Quelques marques de pipiers Français inusitées. LiverpoolJournal of the Académie Internationale de la Pipe, 10/, 2017. p 66, merk 6. Dit exemplaar (het merk). |
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