Museum number:
| APM 6.438b |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "JE SUIS LE BEAU JACOB" |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd Jacob met snor en lange uitwaaierende baard en tulband met tekstlint "JE SUIS LE BEAU JACOB", rechts twee afhangende kwasten. Steel onderzijde in reliëf tweemaal in rechthoekig naamschild "JACOB", links "L. FIOLET", rechts modelnummer "785 bis". Persvorm in drie delen. Schilderemail in groen, roze, wit en zwart. Oorspronkelijk weichselhouten roer met hoornen eind en rood borgkoordje. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.44 in (6.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
| Length total | 6.5 in (16.5 cm) | |
| Weight | 46 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | buffalo horn (animal material), cherrywood (wood) |
| Finish | email, vier kleuren |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Pas-de-Calais |
| Town | Saint-Omer |
| Maker | Firme L. Fiolet |
| Trade number | 785b |
| Mark | "L. FIOLET" (reliëf, steel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1977 |
| Provenance | Londen, Kings road, Brian Tipping, Antiquarius |
| Londen, antiekhandel, 1977 |
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