Museum number:

APM 8.622

Subcollection:

clay pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

bird's claw

Description:

Tabakspijp van klei met ovaalvorm ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel onderzijde in reliëf vogelklauw met vier tenen. Steel rechts in reliëf modelnummer "1527" en steel intaglio "FLAMANDE GAMBIER A PARIS M*M".

Date:

Period 1885 - 1910


Dimensions:

BowlHeight1.38 in (3.5 cm)
Width1.18 in (3 cm)
StemLength5.51 in (14 cm)
Weight21 gram
Characteristics
Pipe type stem pipe
Pipe shape oval shape
Materialpipe clay (ceramic)
Techniquepress moulded
Colourred
Traces of use ongerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryFrance
Region nationalArdennes
TownGivet
MakerGambier
Trade number 1527
Trade name flamande courte griffe
Mark "FLAMANDE GAMBIER A PARIS M*H" (intaglio, steel)
Acquisition
Year 1984
Provenance Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, antiquair
Brussel, particulier bezit, 1984
Comments
Vgl. APM 7.475 hetzelfde model in witte klei.

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