Museum number:
| APM 11.228a |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head François I with large hat |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd François I met snor en baard, baret met noppen en veer. Ketelbasis opstaande kraag. Steel links in reliëf liggend ovaal met modelnummer "890", steel rechts liggend ovaal met "GAMBIER A PARIS". Schilderemail in rood, groen, zwart en wit. |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.05 in (5.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.54 in (3.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Weight | 37 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, vier kleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 890 |
| Trade name | le guetteur, tête |
| Mark | JG in parelcirkel (stempel) "GAMBIER A PARIS" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1989 |
| Provenance | Parijs, Vernaison, marché aux puces |
| Parijs, antiekhandel, 1989 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Tropenmuseum, tentoonstelling "500 jaar tabakscultuur", 9 oktober 1992 - 9 oktober 1993. |
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