Museum number:
| APM 4.914 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "GENERAL JOFFRE", bust general Joffre |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en korte oplopende insteeksteel. Ketel hoofd generaal Joffre met snor en tweekante steek met veren. Steel rechts in reliëf "GENERAL JOFFRE". Ketel onderzijde intaglio stempel in liggend ovaal "JOB CLERC DEPOSE ST.QUENTIN". Gelige hardgebakken klei, schilderemail in geel, roze, zwart en wit. Persvorm in drie delen. |
Date:
| Period | 1918 - 1925 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.2 in (5.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.97 in (5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Weight | 59 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, vier kleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Gard |
| Town | Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie |
| Maker | Job Clerc |
| Mark | "JOB CLERC DEPOSE ST.QUENTIN" (stempel, ketel onderzijde) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1986 |
| Provenance | Tongeren, Pierre Jadoulle, antiquair |
| Lille, antiekhandel, c. 1985 |
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