Museum number:
| APM 7.139a |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| man with lorgnon and top hat, taxile |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zogenaamde taxile met dubbel rookkanaal van ketel naar steel, zonder hiel en rechte steel. Ketel karikaturaal hoofd man met afgeplat gelaat, lorgnon en hoge hoed met opwaardse zijrand. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.13 in (5.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.38 in (3.5 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 | 639 |
| Trade name | taxile gandin |
Acquisition
| Year | 1978 |
| Excavation site | Givet, route de Famennes, fabrieksstort Gambier, 1978 |
Comments
| Vgl. APM 8.714a de gave tabakspijp. |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, tentoonstelling "Koppen met een eigen gezicht", 16 oktober 1988 - 18 december 1988. |
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