Museum number:
| APM 16.648 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bird's claw |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en licht gebogen steel. Ketel tulpvorm, de onderzijde gehouden door vogelklauw met vier tenen, de poot loopt tot halverwege de steel door. Ketelbasis links "DB" en rechts modelnummer "587". Steel intaglio "DUMERIL BOUVEUR ST. OMER". |
Date:
| Period | 1875 - 1885 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.81 in (4.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.73 in (4.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.13 in (10.5 cm) |
| Weight | 31 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| 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 E. Bouveur |
| Trade number | 587 |
| Mark | DB (reliëf, ketel links) "DUMERIL BOUVEUR ST. OMER" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Bristol, The Bristol Auction Rooms, lot 41 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1920-2002, nr C28 |
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