Museum number:
| APM 7.168 |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "UN HOMME BIEN RASE" (a man well shaven), head man |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel. Ketel hoofd man met soldatenhelm, de kin in een scheerbekken met in reliëf "UN HOMME BIEN RASE". |
Date:
| Period | 1855 - 1865 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.73 in (4.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.59 in (1.5 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 | 919 |
| Trade name | fantaisie un homme bien rasé |
Acquisition
| Year | 1988 |
| Provenance | Givet, Gérard Dermien |
| Excavation site | Givet, Gambierfabriek, binnenplaats, 1987 |
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