Museum number:
| APM 6.603b |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust negress with pearl necklaces |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en korte oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel borstbeeld negerkoningin Adelina Soulouque met kroon, parelketting om hals, in het haar en als oorhanger. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER", rechts "582 PARIS". Bijbehorend weichselhouten roer met bruinzwart hoornen mondstuk met gebogen eind en afgeplatte beet met knoop. |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.24 in (5.7 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.61 in (4.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Length total | 6.89 in (17.5 cm) | |
| Weight | 50 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | cherrywood (wood), buffalo horn (animal material) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 582 |
| Trade name | femme Soulouque, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel rechts) "582 PARIS" (reliëf, steel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2024 |
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