Museum number:
| APM 5.603 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| skull |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, hielmarkering en rechte steel met manchet. Ketel mensenschedel met incompleet gebit. Steel wervelkolom. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER A PARIS", steel rechts "DEPOSE" en modelnummer "922". Schilderemail in oogkassen, op neus en tanden in geel, groen en wit. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.61 in (4.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, geel, groen, wit |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker #1 | Gambier (?) |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region national | Liege (province) |
| Town | Chokier |
| Maker #2 | Wingender Frères |
| Trade number | 922 |
| Trade name | tête de mort |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER A PARIS" (reliëf, steel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2015 |
| Provenance | Brussel-Waterloo, rommelmarkt |
| Veurne, particulier bezit, <1990-2015 |
Comments
| De kleur van het email en de slordige wijze van merken wijzen op een nog onbekende Belgische imitatie. |
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