Museum number:
| APM 4.322 |
Subcollection:
| ceramic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head Roosevelt |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en licht gebogen steel met glad afgesneden steeleind. Ketel hoofd president Franklin D. Roosevelt met lachend gezicht en houten sigaar (of pijp) tussen de lippen. Steel vierzijdig afgeplat. Steel links in reliëf "DELF". Beschildering in zwart, rood en wit. |
Date:
| Period | 1940 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.15 in (8 cm) |
| Weight | 40 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | red |
| Finish | verf, drie kleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Maker | Delf |
| Mark | "DELF" (reliëf, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1993 |
| Provenance | Londen, Portobelloroad antiquemarket, Michael Clements |
| Londen, particulier bezit, <1985-1992 |
Comments
| Er bestaat ook een versie met geopende ogen. |
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