Museum number:
| APM 4.321 |
Subcollection:
| ceramic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head Churchill |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en licht gebogen steel met glad afgesneden steeleind. Ketel hoofd Winston Churchill met bol gezicht en houten sigaar tussen de lippen. Steel vierzijdig afgeplat. Steel links in reliëf "DELF". Beschildering in rood, wit en zwart. |
Date:
| Period | 1940 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.42 in (3.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.15 in (8 cm) |
| Weight | 45 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | red |
| Finish | verf, drie kleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Maker | Delf |
| Mark | "DELF" (reliëf, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1993 |
| Provenance | Londen, Portobelloroad antiquemarket, Michael Clements |
| Londen, particulier bezit, <1985-1992 |
Literature
| Don Duco, De nadagen van de figuurpijp, recente portretpijpen tussen klei en ceramiek. Amsterdam, 2011. afb 23. Dit exemplaar. |
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