Museum number:

APM 9.099

Subcollection:

clay pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

"DE WARE JACOB" (the true Jacob), "JACOB"

Description:

Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd Jacob met snor en lange uitwaaierende baard em tulband met tekstlint "DE WARE JACOB". Ketel onderzijde tweemaal in rechthoekig naamschild "JACOB". Schilderemail in zes kleuren.

Date:

Period 1880 - 1920


Dimensions:

BowlHeight3.39 in (8.6 cm)
Width1.54 in (3.9 cm)
StemLength1.57 in (4 cm)
Length total7.28 in (18.5 cm)
Weight102 gram
Characteristics
Pipe type stub stemmed pipe
Pipe shape figural
Materialpipe clay (ceramic)
Techniquepress moulded
Colourwhite
Finish email, meerkleuren
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryBelgium
Region nationalLimburg (Belgian)
TownBrée
MakerJean-Jacques Knoedgen
Trade number 183
Mark JK (stempel, steel onderzijde)
Acquisition
Year 1986
Provenance Monceau sur Sambre, Philippe Sottiaux
Brussel, collectie Jean Copin, <1960-1986

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