Museum number:
| APM 11.181 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| woman head with headpiece with roses |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of clay with figural bowl, without heel and straight stem with button end. Bowl head of a woman with earrings and fashionable hairdo with a rose and folded scarf on the head. Stem on both sides in relief "ROMAINE", stem left embossed shape number "1410". Stem intaglio "GAMBIER A PARIS M * M DEPOSE". Painted enamel in turquoise, yellow, pink, green, white and black. |
Date:
| Period | 1885 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.72 in (12 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, zes kleuren |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 1410 |
| Trade name | fantaisie romaine |
| Mark | "GAMBIER A PARIS M*M DEPOSE" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1989 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Le Grenier du Collectionneur, Catalogus 67, 1989, nr 305, prijs Bfr. 7.000 (Dfl. 385,-) |
| Brussel, collectie Jean-Léo Rostagni, 1986-1989 | |
| Brussel, collectie Jean Copin, <1960-1986 |
Comments
| Afgebeeld in Pipe, the worldwide pipe smoker's magazine, vol 8, 1998, p 50, Famous Pipes, Pipes Célèbres, Pipas Famosas. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| 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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