Museum number:
| APM 14.363b |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| praying frog |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met dunne manchet. Ketel geknielde kikker gekleed in Arabisch geplooid gewaad met mes in de gordelband, de voorpoten biddend, de blik naar de hemel gericht. Steel overlangs gecanneleerd met rechts in reliëf "944 GAMBIER", steel links "DEPOSE A PARIS". |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
| Weight | 33 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 944 |
| Trade name | crapaud priant, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "944 GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel rechts) "DEPOSE A PARIS" (reliëf, steel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2024 |
Literature
| Jean-Léo, Les pipes en terre françaises, du 17me siècle à nos jours. Brussels, 1971. Fotokatern. Dit exemplaar. |
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