Museum number:
| APM 5.195b |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head squire |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en korte oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd man met baret. Steel in reliëf rechts "766 GAMBIER", steel links "A PARIS". Schilderemail in groen, zwart en wit. |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1880 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Width | 1.22 in (3.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
| Weight | 26.5 gram |
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 |
| Trade number | 766 |
| Trade name | varlet, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel oz.) "766 GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel re.) "A PARIS" (reliëf, steel li.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1995 |
| Provenance | Luik, veilinghuis Michel Lhomme, lot 30 |
| Luik, collectie André Joiris, <1980-1994 |
Comments
| Ouder product, de muts geplooid en de steel geruwd. |
Literature
| Don Duco, Pijpvondsten van de Citadel te Antwerpen. Amsterdam, 2007. afb 29. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, v.a. 1999. |
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