Museum number:
| APM 2.153 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| cigarette pipe |
Keyword:
| Mercury's head with wing hat |
Description:
| Sigarettenpijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en korte steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd Mercurius met vleugelhoed. Steel onderzijde intaglio "BONNAUD MARSEILLE". Steel links bij manchet in reliëf modelnummer "81". Oorspronkelijke gebrande rietsteel met spaardecoratie. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Width | 0.79 in (2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.59 in (1.5 cm) |
| Length total | 6.89 in (17.5 cm) | |
| Weight | 8 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | reed (organic material) |
| Oher techniques | burned |
| Finish | verf, rood, goud |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Town | Marseille |
| Maker | Bonnaud |
| Trade number | 81 |
| Mark | "BONNAUD MARSEILLE" (stempel, ketel onderzijde) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1987 |
| Provenance | 's-Gravenhage, Arthur van Esveld |
| Tilburg, antiekbeurs, 1986 |
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