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:
| Bowl | Height | 2.24 in (5.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.14 in (2.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
| Weight | 40 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 | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region national | Hainaut |
| Town | Nimy |
| Maker | Jean Baptiste Nihoul |
| Trade name | l'Innocent |
| Mark | JBN (stempel, ketel onderzijde) |
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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