Museum number:
| APM 16.608 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| plain |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met Abessijn ketel met puntige onderzijde, oplopende rechte steel voor busje. Onversierd. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER", steel rechts "A PARIS". Ketel en steel geglaasd. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1915 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.28 in (5.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.06 in (2.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Weight | 32 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | abyssinian |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | red |
| Finish | geglaasd |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 1556 |
| Trade name | tête néogène abyssinienne |
| Mark | "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel links) "A PARIS" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Bristol, The Bristol Auction Rooms, lot 135 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1920-2002 |
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