Museum number:
| APM 9.951 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head man with bearskin |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met smalle manchet. Ketel hoofd man met snor en sik en berenmuts tot op de ogen met aan de linker zijde afhangende lap met kwast. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER", steel rechts "A PARIS" en modelnummer "968". |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.89 in (4.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 19 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 | 968 |
| Trade name | tambour major, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel links) "A PARIS" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1988 |
| Provenance | Luik, collectie Guy Lesire, <1980-1988 |
| Luik, antiekhandel, 1960-1980 |
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