Museum number:
| APM 7.003a |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head elephant with tusks |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel en zonder hiel. Ketel kop van een olifant met slagtanden en hoofdsieraad met noppen en afhangende kwast. Schilderemail bij slurf, slagtanden en ogen. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, drie kleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 995 |
| Trade name | fantaisie éléphant |
Acquisition
| Year | 1978 |
| Excavation site | Givet, route de Famennes, fabrieksstort Gambier, 1978 |
Comments
| Vgl. APM 21.446 de gave tabakspijp. |
Literature
| Niels Augustin, Het Europese pijpen-prentenboek, deel II Vrouwen, kinderen, dieren. Willemstad, 1981. Vol II, p 56, foto 31cd. Dit exemplaar. |
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