Museum number:
| APM 12.704 |
Subcollection:
| tools |
Title:
| brass model |
Keyword:
| model, general Tom Pouce (Tom Thumb) |
Description:
Matrix mould (partridge) made of brass for tobacco pipe with figural bowl, without heel and up going figural stem with stub. Bowl standing general Tom Pouce dressed in a uniform with sash and star and hip belt with hanging ends with fringe, in the left hand a saber, the point down, on the head a transverse two-sided stitch with a bow on the front. Figure stands on the stem that has the shape of a thumb and runs up to end in the stub. Stem on both sides in relief "TOM". Bowl and stem not fully hollowed out. |
Date:
| Period | 1845 - 1855 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.39 in (8.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.22 in (3.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
| Weight | 298 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | brass (metal) |
| Technique | cast metal |
| Colour | yellow |
| Traces of use | geen |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 512 |
| Trade name | Tom Pouce, tête |
Acquisition
| Year | 1991 |
| Provenance | Parijs, Malassis, marché aux puces |
| Parijs, antiekhandel, c. 1990 |
Comments
| Uitgebeeld is Charles S. Stratton in de rol van Napoleon, zijn succesnummer waarvan hij als finale van zijn optredes vijf scènes speelde. Vgl. APM 22.518 de tabakspijp. |
Literature
| Benedict Goes, 25 eeuwen roken; De verwonderlijke vormgeving van de pijp. , 1993. p 37, foto. Dit exemplaar. |
| Benedict Goes, The Intriguing Design of Tobacco Pipes. Leiden, 1993. p 37, foto. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine 19de eeuw, november 1991 - 31 december 1993. |
| Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, v.a. 1999. |
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