Museum number:
| APM 6.971 |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "JE SUIS LE VRAI JACOB" (I am the real Jacob) |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd Jacob met snor en baard en tulband met tekstlint "JE SUIS LE VRAI JACOB", rechts twee afhangende kwasten. Ketel onderzijde weerszijden in rechthoekig naamschild "JACOB", rechts modelnummer "998". Schilderemail in groen, roze, geel, wit en zwart, gevloeid en gedeeltelijk verbrand. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.56 in (6.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 44 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, meerkleuren |
| 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 | 1978 |
| Excavation site | Givet, route de Famennes, fabrieksstort Gambier, 1978 |
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