Museum number:
| APM 8.619 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head man with moustache and uniform collar |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende insteeksteel. Ketel hoofd generaal Roberts of Kandahar met snor en boord met bladmotief. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER A PARIS 1660", steel rechte in reliëf "LORD ROBERTS OF KANDAHAR". Schilderemail in wit op kraag. |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.05 in (5.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, wit |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 1660 |
| Trade name | tête lord Roberts of Kandahar |
| Mark | JG (stempel, ketel onderzijde) "GAMBIER A PARIS 1660" (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 109. 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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