Museum number:
| APM 8.537 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head monster with tongue sticking out |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel kop monster met tong uit de bek en kort haar rondom het gezicht. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER A PARIS", steel rechts modelnummer "42". |
Date:
| Period | 1850 - 1885 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.44 in (6.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.46 in (3.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
| Weight | 45 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 | 42 |
| Trade name | le monstre, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER A PARIS" (reliëf, steel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1984 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, antiquair |
| België, verzamelaar, 1984 |
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