Museum number:
| APM 8.536 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head man with brimmed hat |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd man met baard en gerande hoed. Steel links in reliëf modelnummer "20", steel rechts in reliëf "GAMBIER A PARIS". |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.01 in (5.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.65 in (4.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.79 in (2 cm) |
| Weight | 34 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 | 20 |
| Trade name | le napolitain, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER A PARIS" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1984 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, antiquair |
| België, verzamelaar, 1984 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Benedict Goes, De Franse figuurpijp in de negentiende eeuw. Amsterdam, 2010. afb 177. Dit exemplaar. |
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