Museum number:
| APM 8.747 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| man with soldier's helmet and armor, saber |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel lopende man met helm en dolk in beide handen, zogenaamde taxile, dubbel rookkanaal van ketel naar steel, door beide benen. Steel intaglio "TAXILE GAMBIER A PARIS Bte S.G.D.G.". |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.73 in (4.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 5.51 in (14 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 613 |
| Trade name | taxile guerrier |
| Mark | "TAXILE GAMBIER A PARIS Bte S.G.D.G." (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1985 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, antiquair |
| Brussel, antiekhandel, 1985 |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine 19de eeuw, maart 1985 - 31 december 1993. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, v.a. 1999. |
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