Museum number:
| APM 20.563 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| beggar with hat with coins |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, hielmarkering en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel zittende bedelaar met voor zich een gerande hoed waarin geldstukken liggen, steelaanzet aan weerszijden in reliëf getand blad. Steel links in reliëf op schildje modelnummer "785", steel intaglio "GAMBIER A PARIS". Schilderemail in zwart en wit op ogen, hoed en muntstukken. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.36 in (6 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.93 in (4.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 5.12 in (13 cm) |
| Weight | 26 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | schilderemail, zwart, wit |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 785 |
| Trade name | fantaisie mendiant |
| Mark | "GAMBIER A PARIS" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2011 |
| Provenance | Groningen, Niemeyer Tabaksmuseum, 1976-2011, nr 542 |
| Nijmegen, collectie Kerssemakers, <1955-1976 |
Literature
| Georg Alfred Brongers, Van Gouwenaar tot bruyère pijp. Amerongen, 1978. kaft. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Groningen, Niemeyer Tabaksmuseum, 1978-2010, winkeletage. |
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