Museum number:
| APM 8.615 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust man with goatee and checkered hat |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel borstbeeld man met snor en sik met twee punten, Schotse geruite baret met afhangende veer, borstbeeld geruite kledingplooien. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER", steel rechts "782 A PARIS". Persvorm in drie delen. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.09 in (5.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.22 in (3.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
| Weight | 31 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 | 782 |
| Trade name | l'écossais, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel links) "782 A PARIS" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1984 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, antiquair |
| Brussel, particulier bezit, 1984 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Benedict Goes, De Franse figuurpijp in de negentiende eeuw. Amsterdam, 2010. afb 176. Dit exemplaar. |
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