Museum number:
| APM 12.685 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| painted enamel |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met kromkop ketel, knophiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel en steel met agaat gepolijst. Steel intaglio "BELLE A SERVES". Ketel en steel schilderemail in turkoois, rood en wit. Steeleind touwtje. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1915 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.81 in (4.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.02 in (2.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 6.1 in (15.5 cm) |
| Weight | 27 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | asymmetrical oval |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, meerkleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Drôme |
| Town | Erôme-Serves |
| Maker | Belle |
| Trade number | 236 |
| Mark | "BELLE A SERVES" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1991 |
| Provenance | Brussel, collectie Josse Vandersteen, 1986-1991 |
| Parijs, collectie Jean Laffont, 1986 | |
| Serves, Victor Belle, c. 1940 |
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