Museum number:
| APM 11.736a |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head negress with earrings |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende licht gebogen steel met knoop. Ketel hoofd negerin met bol gezicht en kort kroeshaar, gaatjes in de oren waarin oorringen van messing. Steelovergang gemarkeerd met eenvoudig glad borststukje. Steel intaglio "L. FIOLET A ST.OMER FRANCE". |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Width | 1.1 in (2.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.72 in (12 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Pas-de-Calais |
| Town | Saint-Omer |
| Maker | Firme L. Fiolet |
| Mark | "L. FIOLET A ST.OMER FRANCE" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Londen, veilinghuis Phillips, 1990, lot 134 |
| Bramber, collectie Anthony Irving, House of Pipes, <1970-1989 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 4, v.a. 2001. |
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