Museum number:

APM 2.201

Subcollection:

clay pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

bust man with crooked head

Description:

Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en korte oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel borstbeeld van man of vrouw met scheef hoofd, scheefgetrokken mond en muts met bloemenrank. Schilderemail in groen, oranje, wit en zwart.

Date:

Period 1855 - 1870


Dimensions:

BowlHeight2.24 in (5.7 cm)
Width1.14 in (2.9 cm)
StemLength0.98 in (2.5 cm)
Weight40 gram
Characteristics
Pipe type stub stemmed pipe
Pipe shape figural
Materialpipe clay (ceramic)
Techniquepress moulded
Colourwhite
Finish email, vier kleuren
Traces of use ongerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryBelgium
Region nationalHainaut
TownNimy
MakerJean Baptiste Nihoul
Trade name l'Innocent
Mark JBN (stempel, ketel oz.)
Acquisition
Year 1986
Provenance Monceau sur Sambre, Philippe Sottiaux
Brussel, collectie Jean Copin, <1960-1986
Exhibition
Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994.

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