Museum number:
| APM 11.723 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "GENERAL BOULANGER", head Boulanger |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met onopvallende manchet. Ketel hoofd generaal Georges Boulanger (1837-1891) met snor en baard en platte pet met klep. Steel rechts in reliëf "GENERAL BOULANGER", steel links "GAMBIER PARIS". Oorspronkelijke montage van caoutchouc roer dat halverwege is afgebroken en met een rubber bandje als beet is gerepareerd. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.42 in (3.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.46 in (3.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
| Length total | 3.54 in (9 cm) | |
| Weight | 36 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | hardrubber (synthetic material) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 1493 |
| Trade name | tête douille droite général Boulanger |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER A PARIS" (reliëf, steel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Londen, veilinghuis Phillips, 1990, lot 103 |
| Bramber, collectie Anthony Irving, House of Pipes, <1970-1989 |
Comments
| Vgl. APM 6.613a dezelfde pijp maar minder donker gerookt. |
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