Museum number:
| APM 7.441 |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| monster with smiling woman in the mouth |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met bekervormige figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel. Ketel kop van monster met gepunte oren die uit geometrisch versierd kapje steken, geopende bek waarin lachend vrouwengezicht. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.14 in (2.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.79 in (2 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 |
Acquisition
| Year | 1979 |
| Excavation site | Givet, route de Famennes, fabrieksstort Gambier, 1979 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Jaarverslag Pijpenkabinet en Pijpenkamer Icon 1979. Amsterdam, 1980. p 5, afb 19. Dit exemplaar. |
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