Museum number:
| APM 253b |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head man with helmet with plume |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel met oplopende steel en manchet. Ketel hoofd Alexander II met snor en baard en helm met aan de voorzijde een schakelketting en pluim, die rondom over de helm heen valt. Steel links in reliëf op schildje modelnummer "822" en rechts "GAMBIER PARIS". |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.79 in (2 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 822 |
| Trade name | Alexandre II, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER PARIS" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1978 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, Don Duco |
| Excavation site | Givet, route de Famennes, fabrieksstort Gambier, 1978 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Materiaal, vorm en versiering van de Gambierpijp. Amsterdam, 1981. p 9, afb 5. Dit exemplaar (merk). |
| Don Duco, Pipemarks from the Gambier Factory. Ponca City, OKHistoric Clay Tobacco Pipe Studies, /3, 1986. p 108, afb 41. Dit exemplaar (merk). |
Exhibition
| Wervik, Tabaksmuseum, tentoonstelling "Tabak & Vorsten", 19 januari 1994 - 25 november 1994. |
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