Museum number:
| APM 22.017 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust queen Alexandra |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, vlakke onderzijde zonder hiel en oplopende rechte steel met onopvallende manchet. Ketel borstbeeld koningin Alexandra met diadeem en opstaande geborduurde kraag, ketel onderzijde doorlopend op de steel de Feathers of Wales, de manchet een juwelenband. Steel links in reliëf "QUEEN OF ENGLAND", steel rechts in reliëf "GAMBIER A PARIS 1655". |
Date:
| Period | 1905 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.44 in (6.2 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.93 in (4.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| 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 | 1655 |
| Trade name | Reine Alexandra, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, manchet onderzijde) "GAMBIER A PARIS 1655" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2014 |
| Provenance | Hannut, collectie Francis Rappe, 1994-2014 |
| Londen, antiekhandel, 1994 |
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