Museum number:
| APM 8.156 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| acorn in shell |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, figurale hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel eikel, ketel onderzijde kleine eikel als hiel. Steel in reliëf houtnerf. Steel links in reliëf modelnummer "1443" en etiket in rood "CREME GAMBIER" over steel intaglio. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.02 in (2.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.92 in (12.5 cm) |
| Weight | 21 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem 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 | 1443 |
| Trade name | crème gland et feuilles de chêne |
| Mark | "CREME GAMBIER" (etiket, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1983 |
| Provenance | Antwerpen, collectie Josse Vandersteen, <1976-1983 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Pipemarks from the Gambier Factory. Ponca City, OKHistoric Clay Tobacco Pipe Studies, /3, 1986. p 107, afb 36. Dit exemplaar (etiket). |
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