Museum number:
| APM 14.183 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head soldier with bear cap |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel verwijdend tot manchet. Ketel hoofd soldaat met snor en hoge berenmuts met uitstekende pluim en koord onder de kin. Persvorm in twee delen. Meerschuimkleurige lak. |
Date:
| Period | 1875 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.13 in (5.4 cm) |
| Width | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Weight | 22 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | lak, geelbruin |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
Acquisition
| Year | 1995 |
| Provenance | Luik, veilinghuis Michel Lhomme, lot 127 |
| Luik, collectie André Joiris, c. 1984-1994 | |
| Londen, Brian Tipping, c. 1984 |
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