Museum number:
| APM 14.203b |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head negro with earrings, metal hat |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende gebogen steel met knoop. Ketel hoofd neger met snor en baard, oorringen in beide oren. Steel etiket in rood met "WINGENDER FRERES CHOKIER DEPOSE". Filt messing hoedrand. |
Date:
| Period | 1887 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.93 in (4.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.65 in (4.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.53 in (11.5 cm) |
| Weight | 38 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region national | Liege (province) |
| Town | Chokier |
| Maker | Wingender Frères |
| Mark | "WINGENDER FRERES CHOKIER DEPOSE" (etiket, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Bristol, The Bristol Auction Rooms, lot 688 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1920-2002 |
Comments
| APM 30.739 Wingender Frères deponeert op 12-05-1887 pipe avec coiffure en métal, collé à la tête. |
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