Museum number:
| APM 9.943 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head elephant |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel kop olifant met s-vormig gekrulde slurf en band met kwastje om de kop. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER", steel rechts "A PARIS". Schilderemail ogen en calcinégebrande lak. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.28 in (5.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.59 in (1.5 cm) |
| Weight | 36 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, lak, calciné |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 940 |
| Trade name | éléphant, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel links) "A PARIS" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1988 |
| Provenance | Luik, collectie Guy Lesire, <1980-1988 |
| Antwerpen, antiekhandel, 1960-1980 |
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