Museum number:
| APM 16.601a |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust tsar |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en gebogen steel met knoop. Ketel borstbeeld man met snor en baard, tweekante steek op het hoofd met links intaglio "LE TZAR", eenvoudig borstbeeld met épauletten. |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1915 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.81 in (4.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.69 in (4.3 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 | red |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region national | Meuse region (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Bristol, The Bristol Auction Rooms, lot 22 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1920-2002 |
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