Museum number:
| APM 6.968 |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head François I with large hat |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd François I met snor en baard en zestiende-eeuwse baret mer veer. Ketel onderzijde kiezelsteen ingebakken. Steel rechts in reliëf "GAMBIER A PARIS". |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.01 in (5.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 35 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 | 890 |
| Trade name | le guetteur, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER A PARIS" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1978 |
| Excavation site | Givet, route de Famennes, fabrieksstort Gambier, 1978 |
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