Museum number:
| APM 14.135bis |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| Gérard le tueur des lions, lion mask |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte oplopende steel met knoop. Ketel borstbeeld Gérard le tueur des lions met snor en sik, tulband met borduurwerk, borstbeeld met onderscheiding. Ketel onderzijde leeuwemasker met aan weerszijden "GERARD". Steel ingesneden bladmotief, links in reliëf op schildje modelnummer "219". Steel intaglio "GAMBIER A PARIS M*M DEPOSE". Schilderemail in roze, geel, blauw, zwart en wit. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.05 in (5.2 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Width | 12.2 in (31 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 5.12 in (13 cm) |
| Weight | 34 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | schilderemail, vijf kleuren |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 219 |
| Trade name | fantaisie Gérard |
| Mark | "GAMBIER A PARIS M*M DEPOSE" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2025 |
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