Museum number:
| APM 13.451 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust negro |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel borstbeeld neger met kort kroeshaar. Smal borstbeeld met platte kraag en knoopje. Steel in reliëf links "GAMBIER 2000", steel rechts "A PARIS". |
Date:
| Period | 1910 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.05 in (5.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Weight | 37 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 2000 |
| Trade name | tête nègre |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER 2000" (reliëf, steel links) "A PARIS" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1993 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, antiquair |
| Brussel, collectie Daniël Glinoer, <1985-1992 |
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