Museum number:
| APM 4.624b |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "FOCH", "1918", general Foch |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel met oplopende steel en manchet. Ketel hoofd maarschalk Foch met pet met klep. Steel rechts in reliëf "FOCH" en links "1918". Ketel onderzijde intaglio "BELGIQUE". Geheel bedekt met gele lak, de ketelopening calciné gebrand. |
Date:
| Period | 1918 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.05 in (5.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Weight | 35 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | lak, calciné |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region national | West Flanders |
| Town | Kortrijk |
| Maker | De Bevere |
| Mark | "BELGIQUE" (intaglio, ketel onderzijde) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1977 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, Fred Tymstra |
| Mechelen, tabakswinkel Windels, <1965-1976 |
If you have any comments, suggestions or additions, click here to send us an email