Museum number:
| APM 9.383 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head man with beard, chain round the head |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel ondersteboven hoofd man met baard en ketting rond het hoofd, ketelopening is de halsafsnede. Steel hand met manchet. Manchet in reliëf links "GAMBIER", manchet rechts "A PARIS". Schilderemail in wit en zwart op ogen en wenkbrauwen, ketel en steel bruingebrande lak. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1895 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.01 in (5.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.06 in (2.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 37 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | lak, calciné, email, wit, zwart |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 750 |
| Trade name | l'égorgé, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER" (reliëf, manchet links) "A PARIS" (reliëf, manchet rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1986 |
| Provenance | Brussel, collectie Josse Vandersteen, 1975-1986 |
Comments
| Vgl. APM 8.521 de versie in witte klei. |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, tentoonstelling "1001 Nieuwigheden", 8 oktober 1987 - 31 december 1987. |
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