Museum number:
| APM 13.476a |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "NEGRESSE", head negress |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel hoofd negerin met oorringen en hoofdtooi met diadeem en veren. Steelovergang halsafsnede. Steel weerszijden in reliëf tekstschild met "NEGRESSE". Steel intaglio "GAMBIER A PARIS M*M DEPOSE". Schilderemail in geel, groen, roze, zwart en wit. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.54 in (3.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.92 in (12.5 cm) |
| Weight | 29 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, vijf kleuren |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 1406 |
| Trade name | fantaisie négresse |
| Mark | "GAMBIER A PARIS M*M DEPOSE" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1993 |
| Provenance | Parijs, antiekmarkt Ile de Chatou |
| Rouen, particulier bezit, <1980-1993 |
Exhibition
| Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, 1999-2010. |
| Amsterdam, Museum Geelvinck-Hinlopen Huis, tentoonstelling "Swart op de Gracht, slavernij en de grachtengordel", 9 april 2013 - 30 september 2013. |
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