Museum number:
| APM 14.973 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head cat |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, hielmarkering en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel kop kat met menselijke trekken. Steelaanzet twee concentrische bandjes waartussen rozetten. Ogen en snuit wit en zwart email. Kop voorzijde bruinzwarte verf. Steel intaglio "L. FIOLET A S.OMER FRANCE". |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.46 in (3.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.72 in (12 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | verf, bruin, email |
| 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 |
| Mark | "L. FIOLET A S.OMER FRANCE" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1997 |
| Provenance | Brussel, collectie Jean-Léo Rostagni, c. 1970-1997 |
| Brussel, particulier bezit, c. 1970 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, v.a. 1999. |
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