Museum number:
| APM 9.942b |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust Bacchus |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende insteeksteel. Ketel borstbeeld Bacchus met baard en wingerdbladeren in het haar en een druiventros bij de oren, a-symmetrische halsafsnede met scherpe hoek. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER A PARIS", steel rechts "BACCHUS 1658". Oorspronkelijk metalen busje met ingeslagen "JACKSON PATENT". |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1914 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.36 in (6 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.81 in (4.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.61 in (4.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Weight | 51 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | red |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 1658 |
| Trade name | tête Bacchus |
| Mark | "GAMBIER A PARIS" (reliëf, steel links) "JACKSON PATENT" (ingeslagen, busje) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1995 |
| Provenance | Oberhausbergen, Gilles Kleiber |
| Lille, antiekhandel, 1995 |
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