Museum number:
| APM 13.964 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "L'ENFANT A LA COQUILLE", shell, child |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel opengeklapte schelp waartussen een mollig kindje. Steelaanzet langgerekte bladeren. Steel rechts in reliëf in parelschild "L'ENFANT", steel links "A LA COQUILLE" met modelnummer "1393". Steel intaglio "GAMBIER A PARIS M*M DEPOSE". Schilderemail in groen, roze, zwart en wit. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1895 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 5.31 in (13.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, vier kleuren |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 1393 |
| Trade name | l'enfant à la coquille |
| Mark | "GAMBIER A PARIS M*M DEPOSE" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1994 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Jean-Pierre Forton |
| Brussel, antiekhandel, 1994 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, v.a. 1999. |
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