Museum number:
| APM 7.011 |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| owl |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, figurale onderzijde en rechte steel. Ketel een vogelnestje rustend op uil met gespreide vleugels en aan steelzijde korenaren. Taxile met dubbele boring van steel naar ketel. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.39 in (1 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem 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 | 609 |
| Trade name | taxile nid |
Acquisition
| Year | 1978 |
| Excavation site | Givet, route de Famennes, fabrieksstort Gambier, 1978 |
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