Museum number:
| APM 7.500b |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| skull |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende insteeksteel. Ketel mensenschedel met gestileerde vorm. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER 550", rechts "A PARIS". Oorspronkelijk nikkel busje. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1915 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Weight | 31 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert 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 | 550 |
| Trade name | tête de mort, tuyau caoutchouc |
| Mark | "GAMBIER 550" (reliëf, steel links) "A PARIS" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1979 |
| Provenance | Oud-Loosdrecht, René Hogguer |
| Brussel, antiekhandel, 1979 |
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