Museum number:
| APM 16.592 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| dotted email |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met kromkop ketel naar bekervorm, hiel en rechte steel met afgeplat eind en knoop. Steel intaglio "CREME DE FLANDRE LS. FIOLET ST.OMER FRANCE". Ketelbasis en steelaanzet schilderemail in roze, turkoois en geel. |
Date:
| Period | 1885 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.02 in (2.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.13 in (10.5 cm) |
| Weight | 23 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | asymmetrical oval |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, drie kleuren |
| 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 | "CREME DE FLANDRE LS. FIOLET ST.OMER FRANCE" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Bristol, The Bristol Auction Rooms, lot 18 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1920-2002 |
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