Museum number:
| APM 1.087 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| grasshopper |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met bekervorm ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Steelhoek in hoogreliëf zittende sprinkhaan. Steel intaglio "GAMBIER A PARIS M*M DEPOSE". Schilderemail in groen, bruin en geel. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.42 in (3.6 cm) |
| Width | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.92 in (12.5 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 | 1159 |
| Trade name | néogène la sauterelle |
| Mark | "GAMBIER A PARIS M*M DEPOSE" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1986 |
| Provenance | Parijs, veilinghuis Nouveau Drouot, veiling 6, lot 95 |
| Parijs, collectie Jean Laffont |
Literature
| Don Duco, Benedict Goes, De Franse figuurpijp in de negentiende eeuw. Amsterdam, 2010. afb 227. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine 19de eeuw, 4 juni 1986 - 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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