Museum number:
| APM 11.735 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust Faune |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of clay with figural bowl, flat bottom without heel and short rising stem with stub. Bowl bust of a faun or forest god with beard in two points, pointy ears and vine droppings with leaves and grapes around the head. Bust undecorated. Painted enamel in white and black on eyes and eyebrows. |
Date:
| Period | 1830 - 1860 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.81 in (4.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
| Weight | 46 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, zwart, wit |
| 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 | LF (stempel, steel onderzijde) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Londen, veilinghuis Phillips, 1990, lot 132 |
| Bramber, collectie Anthony Irving, House of Pipes, <1970-1989 |
Literature
| Benedict Goes, 25 eeuwen roken; De verwonderlijke vormgeving van de pijp. , 1993. p 6, groepsfoto. Dit exemplaar. |
| Benedict Goes, The Intriguing Design of Tobacco Pipes. Leiden, 1993. p 6, groepsfoto. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, v.a. 1999. |
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