Museum number:
| APM 6.435 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "JE SUIS LE VRAI JACOB" |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en korte oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd Jacob met lange uitwaaierende baard en tulband met tekstlint "JE SUIS LE VRAI JACOB", links twee afhangende kwasten. Steel onderzijde in reliëf tweemaal rechthoekig naamschild met "JACOB", links "GAMBIER" en op steel "998", rechts "A PARIS". Schilderemail in geel, groen, roze, wit en zwart. Persvorm in vier delen. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.89 in (4.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.22 in (3.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Weight | 36 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, vijf kleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 998 |
| Trade name | Jacob, tête moyenne |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel links) "A PARIS" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1977 |
| Provenance | Londen, Portobelloroad antiquemarket |
| Londen, antiekhandel, 1976 |
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