Museum number:
| APM 8.259 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head man with three square stitch |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd man met snor, puntige sik en driekante steek. Manchet links in reliëf "GAMBIER", manchet rechts "A PARIS". |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.13 in (5.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.42 in (3.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
| Weight | 35 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 772 |
| Trade name | garde-française, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, ketel onderzijde) "GAMBIER" (reliëf, manchet links) "A PARIS" (reliëf, manchet rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1983 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Cyrus antiques |
| Brussel, Vossenplaats, 1983 |
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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