Museum number:
| APM 9.947 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head general Dodds |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd generaal Alfred-Amédée Dodds (1842-1922) met snor en bolle helm met golvende rand en twee vijfpuntige sterren op de voorkant en smalle uniformkraag. Steel overlangs gegroefde bladeren met links "GAMBIER" en rechts "GAL. DODDS". |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.93 in (4.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 31 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 | 1566 |
| Trade name | tête fantaisie, général Dodds |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1988 |
| Provenance | Luik, collectie Guy Lesire, <1980-1988 |
| Brussel, antiekhandel, 1960-1980 |
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