Museum number:

APM 10.676

Subcollection:

excavated pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

hoge steelaanzet

Description:

Tabakspijp van klei met volmaakt eivorm ketel, rechte steel die op eenderde van de onderzijde van de ketel is aangezet. Ketel steelzijde in rechthoekige parellijst "CREME GAMBIER".

Date:

Period 1870 - 1900


Dimensions:

BowlHeight1.42 in (3.6 cm)
Width1.06 in (2.7 cm)
StemLength1.97 in (5 cm)
Characteristics
Pipe type stem pipe
Pipe shape egg shape
Materialpipe clay (ceramic)
Techniquepress moulded
Colourwhite
Traces of use ongerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryFrance
Region nationalArdennes
TownGivet
MakerGambier
Trade number 1213
Trade name crème oeuf
Mark "CREME GAMBIER" (intaglio, ketel steelzijde)
"GAMBIER A PARIS M*M DEPOSE" (intaglio, steel)
Acquisition
Year 1978
Excavation site Givet, route de Famennes, fabrieksstort Gambier, 1978
Literature
Don Duco, Materiaal, vorm en versiering van de Gambierpijp. Amsterdam, 1981. p 11, afb 27. Dit exemplaar (merk).
Don Duco, Pipemarks from the Gambier Factory. Ponca City, OKHistoric Clay Tobacco Pipe Studies, /3, 1986. p 107, afb 31. Dit exemplaar (merk).

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