Museum number:
| APM 9.883 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| Tom Thumb |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en licht gebogen steel met knoop. Ketel borstbeeld Tom Pouce met cilindrische muts. Steel in reliëf tussen ringen houtnerf. Geheel bedekt met oranjegeel loodglazuur. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Width | 1.06 in (2.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.72 in (12 cm) |
| Weight | 31 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | loodglazuur, oranjegeel |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region national | Liege (province) |
| Town | Chokier |
| Maker | Wingender Frères |
| Trade number | 49 |
| Trade name | Tom Pouce |
Acquisition
| Year | 1988 |
| Provenance | Brussel, collectie Jean-Léo Rostagni, c. 1965-1988 |
| Brussel, antiekhandel, c. 1965 |
Exhibition
| 's-Hertogenbosch, Noordbrabants Museum, tentoonstelling "Uit verre landen, koffie, thee en andere koloniale waren", 5 juni 2015 - 13 september 2015. |
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