Museum number:
| APM 9.851b |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head clown with wig |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel. Ketel onderzijde clownskop met puntige neus en driehoekige lachende mond, gestileerde snor en baard in een lange punt met knoop, pruik met staart die op de bovenzijde van de steel eindigt. Steel intaglio. Persvorm in drie delen. |
Date:
| Period | 1855 - 1858 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.14 in (2.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 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 |
| 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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