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"5 pm" shaving soap bowl (jabón de afeitar)
Object/Artifact
Small glazed ceramic shaving‑soap bowl/mug, footed and slightly waisted, in cream/white with an allover fine craquelure. Front printed with the "5pm" brand (red italic) and red‑dot device above "JABON DE AFEITAR" in black. Reverse printed with the interlocked "JP"-style monogram over "LA HABANA"; a small red "C" appears at right. Would have held a puck of shaving soap.
2025.5.5
Belonged to the Jorge Pantoja Amengual's household
Jorge Pantoja Amengual collection
2025.5
Jorge Pantoja Amengual
MINIL
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
5PM
Maker: Cuban national production — Ministerio de la Industria Ligera (per Cuba Material, for the 5 PM line); interlocked "JP"-style monogram (Suchel‑sphere house mark), "LA HABANA."
Inscription
5PM jabón de afeitar La Habana
Spanish
5PM shaving soap Havana
6 cm
7.4 cm
Ceramic
Materials: Glazed ceramic (earthenware), with ceramic‑transfer/printed decoration. Technique: Wheel‑thrown or slip‑cast glazed earthenware; printed (decal/transfer) lettering under/over glaze.
Poor
Jorge Pantoja Amengual
owner
MINIL
producer
Havana
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
production, ownership