Museum number:

APM 6.945b

Subcollection:

excavated pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

fluted

Description:

Tabakspijp van klei met trechtervorm ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met manchet. Ketel onderzijde in reliëf vijf knorren. Steel in reliëf links "GAMBIER", rechts "A PARIS".

Date:

Period 1870 - 1900


Dimensions:

BowlHeight1.42 in (3.6 cm)
Width0.91 in (2.3 cm)
StemLength1.18 in (3 cm)
Characteristics
Pipe type stub stemmed pipe
Pipe shape funnel shape
Materialpipe clay (ceramic)
Techniquepress moulded
Colourwhite
Traces of use ongerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryFrance
Region nationalArdennes
TownGivet
MakerGambier
Trade number 1457
Trade name fleurons
Mark JG (stempel, ketel onderzijde)
"GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel links)
"A PARIS" (reliëf, steel rechts)
Acquisition
Year 1978
Excavation site Givet, route de Famennes, fabrieksstort Gambier, 1978
Literature
Don Duco, Materiaal, vorm en versiering van de Gambierpijp. Amsterdam, 1981. p 9, afb 9. Dit exemplaar (merk).
Don Duco, Pipemarks from the Gambier Factory. Ponca City, OKHistoric Clay Tobacco Pipe Studies, /3, 1986. p 108, afb 46. Dit exemplaar (merk).

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