Museum number:
| APM 8.170b |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head man with peaked cap |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en korte oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd man met snor, sik en pet met klep. Steel in reliëf bladeren, steel rechts in reliëf modelnummer "802". Manchet links in reliëf "GAMBIER", manchet rechts "A PARIS". Schilderemail in zwart en wit op ogen, wenkbrauwen, pet en kraag. |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.28 in (5.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 33 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, zwart, wit |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 802 |
| Trade name | l'étudiant, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, manchet onderzijde) "GAMBIER" (reliëf, manchet links) "A PARIS" (reliëf, manchet rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2003 |
| Provenance | Antwerpen, Kunstveilingen Bernaerts, lot 491a |
| Berchem, particulier bezit, <1985-2003 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Benedict Goes, De Franse figuurpijp in de negentiende eeuw. Amsterdam, 2010. afb 1. Dit exemplaar. |
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