Museum number:
| APM 8.614 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head man with mustache, goatee and brimmed hat |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd man met snor, sik in een punt en hoed met smalle rand schuin op het hoofd. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER", steel rechts "A PARIS 856". |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.36 in (6 cm) |
| Width | 1.54 in (3.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.79 in (2 cm) |
| Weight | 41 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 856 |
| Trade name | luthérien, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel links) "A PARIS 856" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1984 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, antiquair |
| Brussel, particulier bezit, 1984 |
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