Museum number:
| APM 6.972 |
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 ent oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd Jacob met snor en baard en tulband met tekstlint "JE SUIS LE VRAI JACOB" en twee kwasten rechts. Ketel onderzijde weerszijden in rechthoekig naamschild "JACOB". Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER" en rechts "A PARIS". |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.61 in (4.1 cm) |
| Width | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.79 in (2 cm) |
| Weight | 18 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 | 1008B |
| Trade name | tête mignonnette Jacob, petite |
| 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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