Museum number:
| APM 15.508 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bird head |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met bekervorm ketel, figurale hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel in reliëf schors, de filtrand verzwaard. Hiel vogelkop. Steel intaglio "NIHOUL A NIMY DEPOSE". Gedompeld in een bruinzwarte verf om gebruikt te lijken. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.73 in (4.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.02 in (2.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 5.12 in (13 cm) |
| Weight | 22 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | beaker shape |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | verf, bruinig |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region national | Hainaut |
| Town | Nimy |
| Maker | Nihoul |
| Mark | "NIHOUL A NIMY DEPOSE" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1999 |
| Provenance | Brussel-Heyzel, antiekmarkt |
| Luik, particuliere collectie, c. 1983-1999 |
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