Museum number:
| APM 8.240a |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| skull |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel mensenschedel. Steel onderzijde in reliëf overlangse strepen die een lof vormen. Steel rechts in reliëf "GAMBIER", steel links "A PARIS 338". Schilderemail in wit op neus en tanden. Ogen met rode glazen steentjes. |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.81 in (4.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
| Weight | 34 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, glazen ogen |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 338 |
| Trade name | tête de mort, douille courbée |
| Mark | "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel rechts) "A PARIS 338" (reliëf, steel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1985 |
| Provenance | Brussel, antiekmarkt Groot Zavel |
| Brussel, particulier bezit, <1980-1985 |
Literature
| Benedict Goes, 25 eeuwen roken; De verwonderlijke vormgeving van de pijp. , 1993. p 6, groepsfoto. Dit exemplaar. |
| Benedict Goes, The Intriguing Design of Tobacco Pipes. Leiden, 1993. p 6, groepsfoto. Dit exemplaar. |
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