Museum number:
| APM 9.711 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "1ER CONSCRIT DE FRANCE" (the first registered of France), head man |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende insteeksteel. Ketel hoofd hertog van Orléans met kort haar en snorretje. Steel links in reliëf "1er CONSRIT DE FRANCE", steel rechts "GAMBIER A PARIS". |
Date:
| Period | 1905 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.22 in (3.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Weight | 27 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert 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 | 1550 |
| Trade name | tête fantaisie, douille longue, Duc d'Orléans |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER A PARIS" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1982 |
| Provenance | Brussel, oude voorraad tabakswinkel, c. 1978 |
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