Museum number:
| APM 12.188 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| acorn in a shell |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel eikel met de onderhelft geruwd, gladde gedeelte geglaasd, hiel en steel in reliëf schors. Steel intaglio "FLAMANDE, GAMBIER A PARIS ...." waarover etikel in blauw met "FLAMANDE GAMBIER EXTRA DURE". |
Date:
| Period | 1885 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.65 in (4.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.06 in (2.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 5.51 in (14 cm) |
| Weight | 25 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | geglaasd, ketel |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 1503 |
| Trade name | flamande courte gland et écorce, grande |
| Mark | "FLAMANDE, GAMBIER A PARIS ...." (intaglio, steel) "FLAMANDE GAMBIER EXTRA DURE" (etiket, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1991 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, antiquair |
| Brussel, antiekhandel, 1988 |
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