Museum number:
| APM 9.851a |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head clown, double face |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel. Ketel naar links en rechts clownskop, de rechter met tong uit de mond, de linker zonder. Steel gestileerde vissenbek met links in de vissenbek modelnummer "1...". Steel intaglio "A. CRETAL E. GALLARD A RENNES". |
Date:
| Period | 1855 - 1858 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.22 in (3.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
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 | Ille et Vilaine |
| Town | Rennes |
| Maker | Firme A. Crétal & E. Gallard |
| Trade number | 1.. |
| Mark | "A. CRETAL E. GALLARD A RENNES" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1988 |
| Provenance | Rennes, Mme. Lucas |
| Excavation site | Rennes, Rue d'Antrain 19, fabrieksstort, 1987 |
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