Museum number:
| APM 8.612a |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| Moor's head with button beard in points |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd man met muts met masker en gedraaide knopenbaard. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER", steel rechts "A PARIS 568". Schilderemail in blauw, wit en zwart. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.44 in (6.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.14 in (2.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
| Weight | 33 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, blauw, zwart, wit |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 568" |
| Trade name | maure, barbe roulée, tête grande |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel links) "A PARIS 568" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
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 185. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine 19de eeuw, december 1984 - 31 december 1993. |
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