Museum number:
| APM 15.255 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head negress with frizzy hair |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel hoofd negerin met kroeshaar, de oren doorboord waarin messing ringen. Persvorm in drie delen. Zwartgebakken, beschilderd in rood, wit en goud. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1915 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.73 in (4.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.94 in (10 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Other materials | brass (metal) |
| Finish | verf, drie kleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region national | Meuse region |
Acquisition
| Year | 1998 |
| Provenance | Brussel, collectie Jacques Caro, 1993-1998 |
| Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, antiquair 1993 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine België, v.a. 2001. |
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