Museum number:
| APM 14.139 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head geneeral Grant with mustache and beard |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel hoofd man met snor en baard en halflang achterover gekamd haar. Steel links in reliëf in rechthoekig naamschild "GENERAL GRANT", steel rechts in rechthoekig naamschild "GAMBIER A PARIS". Steel intaglio "GAMBIER A PARIS M*M DEPOSE". Schilderemail in wit en zwart. |
Date:
| Period | 1875 - 1895 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.22 in (3.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.92 in (12.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, zwart, wit |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 1430 |
| Trade name | fantaisie general Grant |
| Mark | "GAMBIER A PARIS M*M DEPOSE" (intaglio, steel) "GAMBIER A PARIS" (reliëf, steel re.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1995 |
| Provenance | Luik, veilinghuis Michel Lhomme, lot 69 |
| Luik, collectie André Joiris, <1985-1994 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 4, v.a. 2001. |
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