Museum number:
| APM 8.059 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "JE SUIS LE VRAI JACOB" |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd Jacob met snor en lange uitwaaierende baard en tulband met tekstlint "JE SUIS LE VRAI JACOB". Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER A PARIS". Schilderemail in roze, geel, groen, zwart en wit. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.78 in (9.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.54 in (3.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Weight | 99 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, vijf kleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 948 |
| Trade name | Jacob, tête grande |
| Mark | JG (stempel, ketel onderzijde) "GAMBIER A PARIS" (reliëf, steel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1982 |
| Provenance | Brussel, antiekwinkel |
| Leuven, particulier bezit, <1970-1981 |
Literature
| Don Duco, De Jacobpijp, een eeuw lang de populairste. Amsterdam, 2010. afb 8. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine 19de eeuw, 29 september 1982 - december 1989. |
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