Museum number:
| APM 8.522 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head forest god with point ears |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd bosgod met langgerekte oren, horens en bladeren rond ketelopening en steel. Steel links in reliëf modelnummer "790". Manchet links in reliëf "GAMBIER", manchet rechts "A PARIS". |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.79 in (2 cm) |
| Weight | 34 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 | 798 |
| Trade name | le Sylvain, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER" (reliëf, manchet links) "A PARIS" (reliëf, manchet rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1984 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, antiquair |
| België, verzamelaar, 1984 |
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