Museum number:
| APM 8.611 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head man |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd man met snor en baard en gebombeerde hoed. Steel rechts in reliëf "447 GAMBIER", steel links "A PARIS". Schildemail in roze, zwart en wit op ogen, mond en snor. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Width | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.79 in (2 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, drie kleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 447' |
| Trade name | Mougic |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel rechts) "A PARIS" (reliëf, steel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1984 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, antiquair |
| Brussel, particulier bezit, 1984 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Benedict Goes, De Franse figuurpijp in de negentiende eeuw. Amsterdam, 2010. afb 187. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine 19de eeuw, december 1984 - 31 december 1993. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, v.a. 1999. |
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