Museum number:

APM 8.835

Subcollection:

kleipijpen

Title:

tabakspijp

Keyword:

"ATTENTION !", seated poodle

Description:

Tobacco pipe made of clay with figural bowl, flat base and up going stem with stub. Bowl sitting poodle on square pedestal with on the front inscription "ATTENTION" (warning). Stem right embossed on ornamental shield "GAMBIER A PARIS", stem left shape number "354". Painted enamel in pink, brown, black and white.

Date:

Period 1880 - 1895


Dimensions:

BowlHeight8,1 cm
Width3,4 cm
StemLength4 cm
Weight71 gram
Characteristics
Pipe type manchetpijp
Pipe shape figuraal
Materialpijpaarde (ceramiek)
Techniquegekast
Colourwit
Finish email, vier kleuren
Traces of use ongerookt
Production
ContintentEuropa
Region InternationalWest-Europa
CountryFrankrijk
Region NationalArdennes
CityGivet
MakerGambier
Trade number 354
Trade name chien caniche, tête
Mark JG (stempel, manchet oz.)
"GAMBIER A PARIS" (reliëf, steel re.)
Acquisition
Year 1985
Provenance Brussel, collectie Josse Vandersteen, 1979-1985
Brussel, collectie Jacques Caro, <1970-1979
Literature
Benedict Goes, 25 eeuwen roken; De verwonderlijke vormgeving van de pijp. , 1993. p 37, foto. Dit exemplaar.
Benedict Goes, The Intriguing Design of Tobacco Pipes. Leiden, 1993. p 37, foto. Dit exemplaar.
Exhibition
Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine 19de eeuw, september 1985 - 31 december 1993.
Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994.
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, v.a. 1999.

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