Meerschaum pipe inspired by Richard Ansdell's Hunted Slaves with original case
date: label: Date
content: 1869-1889
name: label: Created by
content: F. J. Kaldenberg, American, 1869 - 1889
label: Subject of
content: Richard Ansdell, English, 1815 - 1885
notes: label: Description
content: A carved sepiolite meerschaum pipe (.1a) and stem (.1b) with original case (.2) made by F. J. Kaldenberg. The carved design of the pipe features the same scene and was inspired by Richard Ansdell's painting Hunted Slaves (1861), though the faces of the figures on the pipe are ape-like caricatures. The scene depicts a woman near a tree stump at the end of the pipe who is fleeing dogs. The top of the stump is hollow for packing tobacco. The woman turns her face backward to look at a man who has an axe raised above his head in an attempt to fight off the three (3) dogs. The dogs are positioned at the end of the pipe nearest the stem. A metal cap is placed on this end of the pipe with a black rod protruding from it. The stem (.1b) fits over this rod to attach to the pipe. There is a black cap at this end of the stem with the rest of it being a dark brown stiff material. The stem is turned upward and flattened at the mouth end.
label: Description
content: The case (.2) is made from wood painted black and is shaped to fit the outline of the pipe and stem, being bulbous on one side and thin on the other. It has a hinged opening and a metal pressure clasp. One side of the interior is lined in red velvet while the other is lined in red satin. A black stamp reading "F. J. KALDENBERG / MANUFACTURER / NO. 6 ASTOR HOUSE / NEW YORK CITY" inside an oval border is placed at the middle of the bulbous end of the satin-lined interior.
label: Statement
content: Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Resistance
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1865-1921
label: Topic
content: Violence
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Liljenquist Family Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.166.37.1ab-.2
objectType: label: Type
content: pipes (smoking equipment)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public Domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: .1ab: sepiolite and plastic;
label: Medium
content: .2: paint on wood, metal, velvet, and satin
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.1ab): 2 5/8 × 7 9/16 × 1 1/2 in. (6.7 × 19.2 × 3.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.1a): 2 5/8 × 5 × 1 1/2 in. (6.7 × 12.7 × 3.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.1b): 9/16 × 9/16 × 3 1/4 in. (1.4 × 1.4 × 8.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.2 closed): 2 × 8 3/4 × 3 1/2 in. (5.1 × 22.2 × 8.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.2 open): 1 × 8 3/4 × 6 13/16 in. (2.5 × 22.2 × 17.3 cm)