Museum number:
| APM 11.730 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bird's claw |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met ketel tussen beker en eivorm, zonder hiel en rechte steel met manchet. Ketel onderzijde in reliëf vogelklauw met vier tenen. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER", steel rechts "A PARIS". |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.22 in (3.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 19 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | egg shape |
| 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 | 1408 |
| Trade name | tête néogène droite, griffe |
| Mark | "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel links) "A PARIS" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Londen, veilinghuis Phillips, 1990, lot 131 |
| Bramber, collectie Anthony Irving, House of Pipes, <1970-1989 |
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