Museum number:
| APM 11.378d |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head general with two-sided stitch |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende insteeksteel. Ketel hoofd generaal met snor en tweekante steek, smal borstbeeld met opstaande kraag en soort sjerp. Persvorm in drie delen. Schilderemail in geel, turkoois en zwart op ogen en borstbeeld. |
Date:
| Period | 1895 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.05 in (5.2 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.65 in (4.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | red |
| Finish | email, drie kleuren |
| 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 (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Bristol, The Bristol Auction Rooms, lot 56 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1920-2002 |
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