Museum number:
| APM 8.300a |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head negro with frizzy hair |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van gietklei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel. Ketel hoofd neger met kroeshaar. Steelaanzet in reliëf parelrijen. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.14 in (2.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.39 in (1 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | slip (ceramic) |
| Technique | slip cast |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | glazuur, transparant |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany |
| Region national | Rhineland Palatinate |
| Town | Grünstadt |
| Maker | Firma Bordollo (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1983 |
| Provenance | Utrecht, nationale verzamelaarsjaarmarkt |
| Excavation site | Zeist, 1971 |
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