Museum number:
| APM 6.434 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "JE SUIS LE VRAI JACOB" |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en korte oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd Jacob met lange uitwaaierende baard en tulband met tekstlint "JE SUIS LE VRAI JACOB". Steel weerszijden in rechthoekig naamschild "JACOB", links "GAMBIER", rechts "A PARIS 948". Schilderemail in geel, groen, rood, wit en zwart. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.8 in (7.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.54 in (3.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Weight | 117 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, vijf kleuren |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 948 |
| Trade name | Jacob, tête grande |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel oz.) "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel li.) "A PARIS" (reliëf, steel re.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1977 |
| Provenance | Londen, Kings road, Brian Tipping, Antiquarius |
| Londen, antiekhandel, 1976 |
Literature
| Don Duco, De ware Abraham, over een gekaste figuurpijp en zijn opvolger in baronite. Amsterdam, 2000. afb 1ef. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine 19de eeuw, 29 september 1982 - december 1989. |
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