Museum number:
| APM 9.074a |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "PIPE CHAUFFEUR" |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met gebogen eind en knoop. Ketel hoofd man met snor, sik, pet met klep en motorbril. Steel weerszijden bij ketel in reliëf "W.F. DEPOSE". Steel weerszijden in reliëf overlangs "PIPE CHAUFFEUR". Details opgeschilderd in geel en zilver. |
Date:
| Period | 1905 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.05 in (5.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.57 in (4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 5.51 in (14 cm) |
| Weight | 46 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Finish | verf, geel, zilver |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region national | Liege (province) |
| Town | Chokier |
| Maker | Wingender Frères |
| Trade number | 474 |
| Trade name | chauffeur grand avec lunette |
| Mark | "W.F. DEPOSE" (reliëf, steel weerszijden) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1986 |
| Provenance | Monceau sur Sambre, Philippe Sottiaux |
| Brussel, collectie Jean Copin, <1960-1986 |
Exhibition
| Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994. |
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