Museum number:
| APM 20.401 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head negress |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met knoop. Ketel hoofd negerin met kort kroeshaar. Steel in reliëf enkele ringen, steeleind intaglio "E. DUMERIL E. BOUVEUR A ST. OMER". Ketel en steel ingewassen met bruingetinte verf. |
Date:
| Period | 1875 - 1885 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.94 in (10 cm) |
| Weight | 31 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | verf, roestbruin |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Pas-de-Calais |
| Town | Saint-Omer |
| Maker | Firme E. Duméril E. Bouveur |
| Mark | "E. DUMERIL E. BOUVEUR A ST. OMER" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2010 |
| Provenance | Tonnerre, veilinghuis Tonnerre Enchères, lot 12 |
| Gisy-les-Nobles, Daniel Mazaleyrat, <1975-2009 |
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