Museum number:
| APM 16.611 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| seated Chinese with mustache |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, hielmarkering en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel zittende Chinees met dunne snor, hoofddeksel, vadsig lichaam en staart tussen de benen. Steel onderzijde rechthoekig stempel met "DUMERIL LEURS & C A ST. OMER". |
Date:
| Period | 1850 - 1880 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.28 in (5.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Weight | 42 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Pas-de-Calais |
| Town | Saint-Omer |
| Maker | Firme E. Duméril, H. Leurs et Cie |
| Trade name | Cucufond |
| Mark | "DUMERIL LEURS & C A ST. OMER" (stempel, steel onderzijde) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Bristol, The Bristol Auction Rooms, lot 33 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1920-2002 |
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