Museum number:
| APM 9.948 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| older man |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd man met smal gegroefd gelaat, snor en baard en achterover gekamd haar. Steel lofvormige versiering waarin een c-voluut te herkennen valt met rechts modelnummer "818". Manchet links in reliëf "GAMBIER", manchet rechts "A PARIS". |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.05 in (5.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.79 in (2 cm) |
| Weight | 27 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 | 818 |
| Trade name | le vieillard, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER" (reliëf, manchet links) "A PARIS" (reliëf, manchet rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1988 |
| Provenance | Luik, collectie Guy Lesire, <1975-1988 |
| Brussel, antiekhandel, 1965-1975 |
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