Museum number:
| APM 11.178 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| dominoes |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of clay with square figural bowl, heel accentuated and straight stem with button end. Bowl four dominoes, stalked bottom with four prongs and a square leaf with serrated edge under the bowl. Stem intaglio "L. FIOLET ST OMER FRANCE". Painted enamel in pink, green and black. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) |
| Width | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 5.31 in (13.5 cm) |
| Weight | 27 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, meerkleuren |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
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 | 1989 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, antiquair |
| Brussel, antiekhandel, 1989 |
Literature
| Olivier Martiaux, Pipes en terre de Saint-Omer et des Hauts-de-France au XIXème siècle. Toulouse, 2025. p 24, photo 10. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994. |
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