Museum number:
| APM 8.609 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "888" on shield under city crown |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met billiard ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende insteeksteel. Ketel voorzijde in reliëf wapenschild met "888" onder stedenkroon bestaande uit een gemetselde muur met drie verdedigingstorens. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER A PARIS", steel rechts "DEPOSE 1564". |
Date:
| Period | 1905 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Weight | 29 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | billiard |
| 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 | 1564 |
| Trade name | tête néogène forme 1553, les trois 8 |
| Mark | "GAMBIER A PARIS" (reliëf, steel links) "DEPOSE 1564" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1984 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, antiquair |
| Brussel, particulier bezit, 1984 |
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