Museum number:
| APM 16.590 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust of wife Edward VII |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel borstbeeld koningin met oorgangers en diadeem met stenen, brede barelsnoeren strak om de hals. Steel links in reliëf "RD. NO. 374.642". Steel intaglio "L. FIOLET ST.OMER FRANCE". |
Date:
| Period | 1905 - 1915 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.17 in (5.5 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) "RD.NO. 374.642" (reliëf, steel links) |
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 73. 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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