Museum number:
| APM 8.448 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head Faust with fur cap |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en korte oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd man met snor, baard en lage cilindrische muts met lofvormige versiering aan de voorzijde. Steel rechts in reliëf "GAMBIER A PARIS", steel links in liggend parelovaal modelnummer "694". |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1895 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.36 in (6 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 37 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed 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 | 694 |
| Trade name | Faust, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, manchet onderzijde) "GAMBIER A PARIS" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1984 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Cyrus antiques |
| Brussel, antiekhandel, 1984 |
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