Museum number:
| APM 1.832 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| skull |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en korte oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel mensenschedel. Ketel rechts onderzijde in reliëf "GAMBIER A PARIS" en links modelnummer "338". Schilderemail in wit op de tanden en in de oogkassen, de pupillen zwart. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.81 in (4.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
| Weight | 49 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | 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 | 338 |
| Trade name | tête de mort, douille courbée |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER A PARIS" (reliëf, ketel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1985 |
| Provenance | Londen, Bermundsey antiquemarket |
| Londen, particulier bezit, <1970-1985 |
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