Museum number:
| APM 7.118 |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head boy with beret |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en korte oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd man met kort haar en platte muts. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER", rechts "A PARIS". |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
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 | 1442 |
| Trade name | tête fantaisie Béarnais |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel links) "A PARIS 1442" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1978 |
| Excavation site | Givet, route de Famennes, fabrieksstort Gambier, 1978 |
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