Museum number:
| APM 14.234 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "LA FRANÇAISE ELEGANTE" |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met beker ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Geglaasd. Ketel voorzijde intaglio tussen stippellijnen "LA FRANÇAISE ELEGANTE", met wit krijt ingevuld. Steel intaglio "NIHOUL A NIMY DEPOSE". Steel schilderemail in wit van bladerrank en stippellijnen. |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.73 in (4.4 cm) |
| Width | 0.94 in (2.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 8.66 in (22 cm) |
| Weight | 29 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | beaker |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | red |
| Finish | geglaasd, email, wit |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region national | Hainaut |
| Town | Nimy |
| Maker | Nihoul |
| Mark | "NIHOUL A NIMY DEPOSE" (intaglio, steel) "LA FRANÇAISE ELEGANTE" (intaglio, ketel voorzijde) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1995 |
| Provenance | Luik, veilinghuis Michel Lhomme, lot 172 |
| Luik, collectie André Joiris, <1990-1994 |
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