Museum number:
| APM 9.188 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head negress |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel hoofd negerin met ringen in de oren. Steel intaglio "GAMBIER A PARIS M*M DEPOSE". Schilderemail in geel, roze, wit en zwart. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 5.31 in (13.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, vier kleuren |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 1195 |
| Trade name | fantaisie nègre |
| Mark | "GAMBIER A PARIS M*M DEPOSE" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1986 |
| Provenance | Parijs, veilinghuis Nouveau Drouot, veiling 7, lot 197 |
| Parijs, collectie Jean Laffont |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine 19de eeuw, september 1986 - 31 december 1993. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, v.a. 1999. |
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