Museum number:
| APM 7.968 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| skull |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en korte oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel mensenschedel. Steel rechts in reliëf "GAMBIER", steel links in reliëf "A PARIS 338". Schilderemail in wit op tanden en neus. |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1926 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
| Weight | 32 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, wit |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 338 |
| Trade name | tête de mort, douille courbée |
| Mark | "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel rechts) "A PARIS 338" (reliëf, steel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1982 |
| Provenance | Volendam, Fred Tymstra |
| Brussel, antiekhandel, 1982 |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine 19de eeuw, 29 september 1982 - 31 december 1993. |
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