Museum number:
| APM 253a |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head man with helmet with plume |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiet en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd Alexander II met snor en baard en helm met aan de voorzijde een schakelketting en pluim, die rondom over de helm heen valt. Steel links in reliëf op schildje modelnummer "822" en rechts "GAMBIER PARIS". |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.79 in (2 cm) |
| Weight | 31 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 822 |
| Trade name | Alexandre II, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER PARIS" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1978 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, Don Duco |
| Excavation site | Givet, route de Famennes, fabrieksstort Gambier, 1978 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Jaarverslag Pijpenkamer Icon 1978. Amsterdam, 1979. p 6. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine 19de eeuw, 29 september 1982 - 31 december 1993. |
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