Museum number:
| APM 9.955 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head woman with earrings |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel met rechte steel en smalle manchet. Ketel hoofd vrouw met kort haar en oorhangers, een opstaande kraag met stippels geruwd op de overgang naar de steel. Steel in reliëf rechts "GAMBIER", steel links "A PARIS 986". Schilderemail in wit, zwart en roze. |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1880 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.65 in (4.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 20 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, meerkleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 986 |
| Trade name | l'idiot, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, ketel onderzijde) "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel rechts) "A PARIS 986" (reliëf, steel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1988 |
| Provenance | Luik, collectie Guy Lesire, <1975-1988 |
| Brussel, antiekhandel, 1960-1975 |
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