Museum number:
| APM 11.736b |
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 messingdraad waaraan een wit glaskraaltje. Steelovergang gemarkeerd met eenvoudig glad borststukje. Schilderemail in roze, wit en zwart. Steel intaglio "L. FIOLET A ST. OMER FRANCE". |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.65 in (4.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.22 in (3.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.33 in (11 cm) |
| Weight | 26 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Finish | email, meerkleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
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 | 1998 |
| Provenance | Brussel, collectie Jacques Caro, 1983-1998 |
| Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, 1983 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Museum Geelvinck-Hinlopen Huis, tentoonstelling "Swart op de Gracht, slavernij en de grachtengordel", 9 april 2013 - 30 september 2013. |
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