Museum number:
| APM 1.442 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "JE SUIS LE BON JACOB" (I am the good Jacob) |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, korte oplopende steel en manchet. Ketel hoofd Jacob met snor en uitwaaierende baard en tulband met tekstlint "JE SUIS LE BON JACOB". Schilderemail in geel, groen, roze, zwart en wit. Oorspronkelijk weichselhouten roer met hoornen spits. |
Date:
| Period | 1910 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.4 in (6.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Length total | 6.89 in (17.5 cm) | |
| Weight | 48 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), cherrywood (wood) |
| Finish | email, vijf kleuren |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region national | Limburg (Belgian) |
| Town | Brée |
| Maker | Jean-Jacques Knoedgen |
| Mark | JK (stempel, steel onderzijde) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1981 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, Peter Hulscher |
| Brussel, Vossenplaats, 1980 |
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