Museum number:
| APM 16.589 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust Edward VII |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel borstbeeld van koning Edward VII met snor en baard, borstbeeld met uniform met opstaande kraag en medaille. Steel intaglio "L. FIOLET ST.OMER FRANCE". |
Date:
| Period | 1905 - 1915 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.89 in (4.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.72 in (12 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | red |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Pas-de-Calais |
| Town | Saint-Omer |
| Maker | Firme L. Fiolet |
| Mark | "L. FIOLET ST.OMER FRANCE" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Bristol, The Bristol Auction Rooms, lot 57 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1920-2002 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Benedict Goes, De Franse figuurpijp in de negentiende eeuw. Amsterdam, 2010. afb 72. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Presentatie W.D. & H.O. Wills Hartcliffe Factory, Bristol, 1974-1990. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 4, v.a. 2002. |
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