Museum number:
| APM 31.572 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| soldier with helmet and long sabre |
Description:
| Tobacco pipe made of clay with figural bowl, without heel and straight figural stem. Bowl head of a man with mustache and goatee, a German helmet with flap over the eyes. Stem overall embossed the body of the person with giant saber. Stem top embossed shape number "1199". Stem end intaglio "GAMBIER A PARIS M * M DEPOSE". Painted enamel in yellow, green, pink, brown and white. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1885 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.1 in (2.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 5.31 in (13.5 cm) |
| Weight | 32 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 | 1199 |
| Trade name | fantaisie étudiant allemand |
| Mark | "GAMBIER A PARIS M*M DEPOSE" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2025 |
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