Museum number:
| APM 14.127a |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head knight with helmet and ruff, "JE SUIS LUI MEME" (I am himself) |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd man met lange snor, molensteenkraag en cilindrische pet met klep met in reliëf "JE SUIS LUI MEME". Steel rechts in reliëf "GAMBIER", steel links "A PARIS 954". |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1895 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.52 in (6.4 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 2.52 in (6.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.73 in (4.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
| Weight | 49 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 | 954 |
| Trade name | Sire Framboisy, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel rechts) "A PARIS 954" (reliëf, steel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1995 |
| Provenance | Luik, veilinghuis Michel Lhomme, lot 42 |
| Luik, collectie André Joiris, 1985-1994 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Benedict Goes, De Franse figuurpijp in de negentiende eeuw. Amsterdam, 2010. afb 145. Dit exemplaar. |
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