Museum number:
| APM 1.993 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "JE SUIS LE VRAI JACOB" (I am the real Jacob) |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel en korte oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd Jacob met snor en uitwaaierende baard en tulband met tekstlint "JE SUIS LE VRAI JACOB". Steel links in reliëf "J.W. & C." en rechts modelnummer "174". Schilderemail in wit, zwart, roze en turkoois. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.62 in (9.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.42 in (3.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
| Weight | 94 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, vier kleuren |
| Traces of use | gerookt (licht) |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany |
| Region national | Westerwald |
| Town | Höhr |
| Maker | Julius Wingender & Co. |
| Trade number | 174 |
| Mark | "J.W. & C." (reliëf, steel li.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1985 |
| Provenance | Londen, Camden Passage antiquemarket |
| Londen, particulier bezit, <1980-1985 |
Literature
| Don Duco, De Jacobpijp, een eeuw lang de populairste. Amsterdam, 2010. afb 45. Dit exemplaar. |
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