Museum number:
| APM 9.930c |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| man on chamber pot |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende insteeksteel. Ketel man op pispot, met de linkerhand de slippen van zijn kleding ophoudend. Steel links in reliëf "F.W. A. C.", rechts modelnummer "837". Schilderemail in turkoois, rozerood, zwart en wit. Oorspronkelijk busje en zwart caoutchouc roer. |
Date:
| Period | 1885 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.28 in (5.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Weight | 34 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | hardrubber (synthetic material), nickel (metal) |
| Finish | email, meerkleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region national | Liege (province) |
| Town | Chokier |
| Maker | Wingender Frères |
| Trade number | 837 |
| Trade name | homme sur vase de nuit (pour virole) |
| Mark | "F.W. A. C." (reliëf, steel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1996 |
| Provenance | Parijs, collectie Bertrand Lazard, 1981-1996 |
| Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, 1981 |
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