Museum number:
| APM 5.415b |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head man with crooked mouth and beret |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en korte oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd man met snor en baard in twee punten, de mond half geopend en platte versierde baret met uitstekende veer. Steelaanzet in reliëf gepunte bladeren. Steel rechts in reliëf "GAMBIER A PARIS" en links modelnummer "36". |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.8 in (7.1 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 2.09 in (5.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.42 in (3.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
| Weight | 50 gram |
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 | 36 |
| Trade name | Bertram, tête grande |
| Mark | "GAMBIER A PARIS" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1988 |
| Provenance | Luik, collectie Guy Lesire, c. 1975-1988 |
| Luik, antiekhandel, c. 1975 |
Literature
| Benedict Goes, 25 eeuwen roken; De verwonderlijke vormgeving van de pijp. , 1993. p 6, groepsfoto. Dit exemplaar. |
| Benedict Goes, The Intriguing Design of Tobacco Pipes. Leiden, 1993. p 6, groepsfoto. Dit exemplaar. |
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