Museum number:
| APM 7.107b |
Subcollection:
| clay 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. Ketel hoofd Jacob met snor en lange uitwaaierende baard en tulband met tekstlint "JE SUIS LE VRAI JACOB", rechts twee afhangende kwasten. Steel onderzijde weerszijden tweemaal in rechthoekig naamschild "JACOB". Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER", rechts "A PARIS". Schilderemail in groen, geel, roze, rood, zwart en wit. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 1.65 in (4.2 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) |
| Width | 0.94 in (2.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.79 in (2 cm) |
| Weight | 15 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | schilderemail, zes kleuren |
| 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) "A PARIS" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2024 |
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