Museum number:
| APM 13.223 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "ALBERT I", bust king Albert I |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met gladde manchet. Ketel hoofd koning Albert I van België met uniformkraag en pet met klep. Schilderemail in blauw, geel en zwart op pet en uniform. Ketel onderzijde intaglio "F. WINGENDER CHOKIER". Oorspronkelijke weichselhouten steel met hoornen spits. |
Date:
| Period | 1914 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.03 in (7.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.65 in (4.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Length total | 8.66 in (22 cm) | |
| Weight | 113 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | buffalo horn (animal material), cherrywood (wood) |
| Finish | email, meerkleuren |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region national | Liege (province) |
| Town | Chokier |
| Maker | Wingender Frères |
| Trade number | 1510 |
| Trade name | tête Albert Ier |
| Mark | "F. WINGENDER CHOKIER" (intaglio, ketel onderzijde) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1992 |
| Provenance | Wervik, pijpen- en tabaksbeurs |
| Luik, antiekhandel, 1991 |
Exhibition
| Wervik, Tabaksmuseum, tentoonstelling "Tabak & Vorsten", 19 januari 1994 - 25 november 1994. |
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