Museum number:
| APM 7.871a |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "JE SUIS LE BON JACOB" (I am the good Jacob) |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en korte oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd Jacob met brede uitwaaierende baard en tulband met tekstlint "JE SUIS LE BON JACOB", rechts twee afhangende kwasten. Ketel onderzijde tweemaal in rechthoekig naamschild "JACOB" en rechts "GRAVE 693" en links "PARIS". Schilderemail in donkere tinten. Oorspronkelijke montage met houten roer met gebogen hoornen eindstuk, borgkoordje. |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.64 in (6.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
| Length total | 7.09 in (18 cm) | |
| Weight | 72 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | buffalo horn (animal material), wood |
| Finish | email, meerkleuren |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Drôme |
| Town | Erôme-Serves |
| Maker | Belle |
| Trade number | 693 |
| Mark | "GRAVE 693", "PARIS" (reliëf, manchet li./re.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1982 |
| Provenance | Maastricht, antiekwinkel |
| Tongeren, zondagsmarkt, 1982 |
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