Museum number:
| APM 15.460 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| Leda and the swan |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of clay with figural bowl, without heel and very short stem with stub. Bowl depiction of Leda and the swan, the woman lying down at the bottom, the swan sitting on her belly, the neck and head around her neck, the stub with relief of rags. Painted enamel in pink, black and white. |
Date:
| Period | 1820 - 1845 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.42 in (3.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.42 in (3.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.79 in (2 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, drie kleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Mark | JG (stempel, ketel oz.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1999 |
| Provenance | Bunnik, E.R. Schaling, 1952-1999 |
| Bunnik, familie Schaling, <1945-1952 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 4, v.a. 2001. |
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