Museum number:
| APM 20.399 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head negress with earrings |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte oplopende steel met knoop. Ketel hoofd negerin met kroeshaar, messing oorringen in de oren. Lippen met rode verf aangezet. Steel intaglio "E. DUMERIL E. BOUVEUR A ST. OMER". |
Date:
| Period | 1875 - 1885 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 1.93 in (4.9 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.61 in (4.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.53 in (11.5 cm) |
| Weight | 38.5 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Other materials | brass (metal) |
| Finish | verf, rood |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Pas-de-Calais |
| Town | Saint-Omer |
| Maker | Firme E. Duméril E. Bouveur |
| Mark | "E. DUMERIL E. BOUVEUR A ST. OMER" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2010 |
| Provenance | Tonnerre, veilinghuis Tonnerre Enchères, lot 11 |
| Gisy-les-Nobles, Daniel Mazaleyrat, <1975-2009 |
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