Museum number:
| APM 16.593 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| dotted email |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met kromkop ketel, hiel en rechte steel met afgeplat eind en knoop. Steel intaglio "CREME DE FLANDRE LS. FIOLET ST.OMER FRANCE". Ketelbasis en steelaanzet schilderemail in wit. |
Date:
| Period | 1885 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.65 in (4.2 cm) |
| Width | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.94 in (10 cm) |
| Weight | 20 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | asymmetrical oval |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | red |
| Finish | email, wit |
| 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 73 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1920-2002 |
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