Museum number:

APM 9.087

Subcollection:

clay pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

"VERITABLE PIPE DE" (the real pipe of the ), "OUVRIERS SYNDIQUES" (union workers)

Description:

Tabakspijp van klei met cilindrische bekervorm ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel weerszijden in reliëf twee gereedschappen. Steel in reliëf links "VERITABLE PIPE DES", rechts "OUVRIERS SYNDIQUES". Steel intaglio "NIHOUL A NIMY DEPOSE".

Date:

Period 1880 - 1915


Dimensions:

BowlHeight1.57 in (4 cm)
Width0.98 in (2.5 cm)
StemLength9.25 in (23.5 cm)
Weight38 gram
Characteristics
Pipe type stem pipe
Pipe shape beaker shape
Materialpipe clay (ceramic)
Techniquepress moulded
Colourwhite
Finish verf, meerkleuren
Traces of use ongerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryBelgium
Region nationalHainaut
TownNimy
Maker Nihoul
Mark "NIHOUL A NIMY DEPOSE" (intaglio, steel)
Acquisition
Year 1986
Provenance Monceau sur Sambre, Philippe Sottiaux
Brussel, collectie Jean Copin, <1960-1986

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