Museum number:
| APM 8.753a |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head man with braids in hair |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd man met hangsnor, twee vlechten in het haar en platte baret. Steel links in reliëf "976 GAMBIER", steel rechts "A PARIS". |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Width | 1.14 in (2.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 24 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 | 976 |
| Trade name | grognard, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, manchet oz.) "976 GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel li.) "A PARIS" (reliëf, steel re.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1985 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, antiquair |
| Brussel, verzamelaar, 1985 |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine 19de eeuw, maart 1985 - 31 december 1993. |
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