Museum number:
| APM 16.174 |
Subcollection:
| ceramic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust sailor |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopnde steel met smalle manchetband gevolgd door insnoering. Ketel borstbeeld zeeman met rindbaard, zuidwester en sjaal om de nek, borstbeeld met kledingplooien, links intaglio "TROUVILLE". Steel onderzijde in schoonschrift intaglio "G. TILGEN". Steeleind ijzeren cilinderbusje. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.44 in (6.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 80 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | pressed |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Other materials | nickel (metal) |
| Finish | nageboetseerd |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Town | Trouville |
| Maker | G. Tilgen |
| Mark | "G. TILGEN" (ingekrast, steel onderzijde) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2001 |
| Provenance | Parijs, veilinghuis Nouveau Drouot, lot 258 |
| La Crau, Bernard Mamy, winkelvoorraad, 2001 |
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