Museum number:
| APM 16.684 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| Arab with veil and cord |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, hielmarkering en rechte oplopende steel. Ketel hoofd Arabier met snor en baard in een punt, om het hoofd een doek met plooien, een koord langs de bovenzijde. Steel intaglio "L. FIOLET A ST. OMER". Schilderemail in geel, roze, zwart en wit. |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Weight | 25 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, vier kleuren |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Pas-de-Calais |
| Town | Saint-Omer |
| Maker | Firme L. Fiolet |
| Mark | "L. FIOLET A ST.OMER" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Bristol, The Bristol Auction Rooms, lot 33 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1920-2002 |
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