Museum number:
| APM 9.953 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head Gladstone |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel verwijdend tot manchet. Ketel hoofd William Gladstone met bakkenbaarden en smalle opstaande boord. Steel weerszijden in reliëf "GLADSTONE". Ketel onderzijde ingedrukt in schoonschrift "GAMBIER". |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1895 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
| Weight | 26 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed 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 | 1414 |
| Trade name | tête fantaisie Gladstone |
| Mark | "GAMBIER" (intaglio, ketel onderzijde) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1988 |
| Provenance | Luik, collectie Guy Lesire, <1975-1988 |
| Brussel, antiekhandel, 1960-1975 |
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