Museum number:
| APM 6.803a |
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 links in reliëf op ovaal schild "GAMBIER" en rechts "940 A PARIS". Schilderemail in rood, geel, wit en zwart. Persvorm in drie delen. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.24 in (5.7 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.54 in (3.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.79 in (2 cm) |
| Weight | 31 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, vier kleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 940 |
| Trade name | éléphant, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel links) "940 A PARIS" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1994 |
| Provenance | Namen, John Ducaté, antiquair |
| Luik, particuliere collectie, 1961-1994 |
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