Museum number:
| APM 13.495 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head Silenus |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel hoofd Silenus met snor en baard en wingerdbladen en druiventrossen in het haar, voorzijde ketel twee geribde horens. Steel langgerekte gestileerde bladeren met parels afgezoomd, steel links modelnummer "937" op ovaal schildje. Steel intaglio "GAMBIER A PARIS M*M DEPOSE". Schilderemail in wit en zwart. Steeleind touwtje. |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Width | 1.1 in (2.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 5.12 in (13 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, wit, zwart |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 937 |
| Trade name | fantaisie Silène, moyenne |
| Mark | "GAMBIER A PARIS M*M DEPOSE" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1993 |
| Provenance | Parijs, Denise Corbier, antiquaire |
| Poissy, particulier bezit, <1985-1993 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, v.a. 1999. |
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