Museum number:
| APM 5.190a |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| dog's head |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en korte rechte steel met dunne manchet. Ketel kop van een boxer met halsband met gesp langs de basis. Ketel onderzijde gestileerd eikenblad. Steel in reliëf links "GAMBIER" en rechts "A PARIS". Oorspronkelijk zwart caoutchouc roer met afgeplat eind. |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.42 in (3.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.79 in (2 cm) |
| Length total | 5.91 in (15 cm) | |
| Weight | 31 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | hardrubber (synthetic material) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 1420 |
| Trade name | tête faintasie dogue |
| Mark | JG (stempel, ketel onderzijde) "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel links) "A PARIS" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1975 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, collectie Niels Augustin, 1971-1975 |
| Brussel, Vossenplaats, 1971 |
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