Museum number:
| APM 6.973 |
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 met oplopende steel en 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". Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER" en rechts "PARIS". Links vormmerk "B". Persvorm in drie delen. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.73 in (4.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.02 in (2.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.79 in (2 cm) |
| Weight | 19 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 | 1008 |
| Trade name | Jacob mignon |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel links) "PARIS" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1978 |
| Excavation site | Givet, route de Famennes, fabrieksstort Gambier, 1978 |
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