Museum number:
| APM 8.860 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head devil with crooked nose and horns |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel kop duivel met kromme neus en hoorns. Steel intaglio "L. FIOLET A ST. OMER FRANCE". Schilderemail in rood en wit. |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.85 in (4.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.72 in (12 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Finish | email, twee kleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
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 FRANCE" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1985 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, antiquair |
| België, verzamelaar, 1985 |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine 19de eeuw, september 1985 - 31 december 1993. |
| Utrecht, Rijksmuseum Het Catharijne Convent, tentoonstelling "Duivels en Demonen", 1994. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, v.a. 1999. |
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