Museum number:
| APM 8.258a |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head man with cloth hat |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en korte oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd man met smal ingevallen gezicht en muts van ineengedraaide doek waarop rozet. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER", steel rechts "A PARIS 868". |
Date:
| Period | 1865 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.56 in (6.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 42 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed 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 | 868 |
| Trade name | Forban, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, ketel onderzijde) "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel links) "A PARIS 868" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1983 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Cyrus antiques |
| Parijs, antiekhandel, 1983 |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine 19de eeuw, december 1983 - 31 december 1993. |
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