Museum number:
| APM 16.456 |
Subcollection:
| ceramic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| penguin |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van gietklei met holwandige ovaalvorm ketel, puntige onderzijde en oplopende insteeksteel. Ketel voorzijde geschilderd in grijsblauw een gestileerde pinguin. Oorspronkelijk zwart caoutchouc roer met beet, roer links intaglio "GEMA", de letters met wit ingevuld. |
Date:
| Period | 1970 - 1971 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.28 in (5.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.54 in (3.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Length total | 5.12 in (13 cm) | |
| Weight | 79 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval shape |
| Material | slip (ceramic) |
| Technique | slip cast |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | hardrubber (synthetic material), aluminum (metal) |
| Finish | glazuur, wit, blauw |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Town | Vallauris |
| Maker | Marcel Giraud (ceramist) |
| Mark | "GEMA" (intaglio, steel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Parijs, Dominique Delalande, Louvre des antiquaires, 1998-2002 |
| Parijs, antiekhandel, 1998 |
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