Museum number:
| APM 9.886 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head crane |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel eivormig gehouden door een vogelkop met geopende snavel. Dubbel rookkanaal van ketel naar steel, zogenaamde taxile. Steel intaglio "TAXILE GAMBIER A PARIS Bte S.G.D.G.". Schilderemail in bruin, roze en wit. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.89 in (4.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.1 in (2.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 5.71 in (14.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, drie kleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 645 |
| Trade name | taxile bec de grue |
| Mark | "TAXILE GAMBIER A PARIS Bte S.G.D.G." (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1988 |
| Provenance | Brussel, collectie Jean-Léo Rostagni, c. 1975-1988 |
| België, collectie M. Martin, c. 1975 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Benedict Goes, De Franse figuurpijp in de negentiende eeuw. Amsterdam, 2010. afb 230. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine 19de eeuw, december 1988 - 31 december 1993. |
| Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, v.a. 1999. |
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