Museum number:
| APM 13.532 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| acorn in shell |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel eikel in de dop. Hiel in reliëf schors. Steel intaglio "NOEL LYON DEPOSE". Meerschuimkleurige lak, ketel onderzijde en steel wit schilderemail. |
Date:
| Period | 1885 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.05 in (5.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.02 in (2.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 6.5 in (16.5 cm) |
| Weight | 33 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, wit |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Rhône |
| Town | Lyon |
| Maker | Noel Frères |
| Mark | "NOEL LYON DÉPOSÉ" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1993 |
| Provenance | Lobbes, collectie L. Seghers, 1971-1993 |
| Brussel, antiekhandel, 1971 |
Literature
| Benedict Goes, 25 eeuwen roken; De verwonderlijke vormgeving van de pijp. , 1993. p 31, foto. Dit exemplaar (groepsfoto). |
| Benedict Goes, The Intriguing Design of Tobacco Pipes. Leiden, 1993. p 31, foto. Dit exemplaar (groepsfoto). |
Exhibition
| Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, v.a. 1999. |
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