Museum number:
| APM 11.378c |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head negro |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel. Ketel hoofd neger met kort kroeshaar, een band om het hoofd en oorringen in de oren, een soort kwast hangt achter tot op de steel. Ogen met wit en zwart email aangezet. |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 1.42 in (3.6 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | red |
| Finish | email, wit, zwart |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Pas-de-Calais |
| Town | Saint-Omer |
| Maker | Firme L. Fiolet (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Bristol, The Bristol Auction Rooms, lot 56 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1920-2002 |
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