Museum number:
| APM 8.449 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head François I with big hat |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd man met snor en baard en baretvormige hoed met veer. Steel rechts in reliëf "GAMBIER A PARIS", steel links in reliëf modelnummer "890". |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Width | 1.46 in (3.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.79 in (2 cm) |
| Weight | 39 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 | 890 |
| Trade name | le guetteur, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, manchet onderzijde) "GAMBIER A PARIS" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1984 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, antiquair |
| Brussel, antiekhandel, 1984 |
Comments
| Vgl. APM 11.228a zelfde model met schilderemail. |
Literature
| Benedict Goes, 25 eeuwen roken; De verwonderlijke vormgeving van de pijp. , 1993. p 6, groepsfoto. Dit exemplaar. |
| Benedict Goes, The Intriguing Design of Tobacco Pipes. Leiden, 1993. p 6, groepsfoto. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Wervik, Tabaksmuseum, tentoonstelling "Tabak & Vorsten", 19 januari 1994 - 25 november 1994. |
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