Museum number:
| APM 8.542b |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| hoofd Alexander II |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd Alexander II met snor en baard en helm met ketting voorlangs en afhangende pluim. Steel rechts in reliëf "GAMBIER A PARIS", steel links modelnummer "822". Bijbehorend weichselhouden roer met bruinzwart buffelhoornen mondstuk met gebogen eind en knoop, het hout links vlak gesneden met daarop het nummer "15". |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.09 in (5.3 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.73 in (4.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.22 in (3.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Length total | 8.66 in (22 cm) | |
| Weight | 48 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | cherrywood (wood), buffalo horn (animal material) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 822 |
| Trade name | Alexandre II, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER A PARIS" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2024 |
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