Museum number:
| APM 5.193a |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| negro head |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en korte oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd neger met kroeshaar, langs het borstbeeld een eenvoudig kraagje. Steel in reliëf links "GAMBIER 2000", steel rechts "A PARIS". |
Date:
| Period | 1905 - 1926 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.01 in (5.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Weight | 33 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | red |
| 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 | 1975 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Vossenplaats, 1975 |
| Brussel, particulier bezit, <1960-1975 |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine 19de eeuw, 29 september 1982 - 31 december 1993. |
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