Museum number:
| APM 22.402 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head elephant |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte oplopende steel met smalle manchet. Ketel kop olifant met over het voorhoofd band met kwast. Steel rechts in reliëf "982 GAMBIER" en steel links "A PARIS". Schilderemail in roze, wit en zwart. Persvorm in drie delen. |
Date:
| Period | 1865 - 1885 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 0.83 in (2.1 cm) |
| Width | 0.91 in (2.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | schilderemail, drie kleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 982 |
| Trade name | l'éléphant mignon |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "982 GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel rechts) "A PARIS" (reliëf, steel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2016 |
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