Museum number:
| APM 8.241 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| acorn in shell |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, hiel en korte rechte steel met manchet. Ketel eikel. Steel in reliëf schors. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER 1488", steel links "A PARIS". |
Date:
| Period | 1895 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) |
| Width | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 15 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 | 1488 |
| Trade name | tête néogène moyenne, gland |
| Mark | "GAMBIER 1488" (reliëf, steel li.) "A PARIS" (reliëf, steel re.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1983 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, antiquair |
| België, antiekhandel, c. 1981 |
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