Museum number:
| APM 6.603 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust negress with pearl necklaces |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en korte oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel borstbeeld negerkoningin Adelina Soulouque met kroon, parelketting om hals, in het haar en als oorhanger. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER", rechts "582 PARIS". |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Weight | 34 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 582 |
| Trade name | femme Soulouque, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel rechts) "582 PARIS" (reliëf, steel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1977 |
| Provenance | Tilburg, antiekwinkel |
| Nijmegen, collectie Kerssemakers, <1955-1977 |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine 19de eeuw, 29 september 1982 - 31 december 1993. |
| Amsterdam, Museum Geelvinck-Hinlopen Huis, tentoonstelling "Swart op de Gracht, slavernij en de grachtengordel", 9 april 2013 - 30 september 2013. |
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