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 doorlopend op de hiel. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER 1488", steel rechts "A PARIS". Ketel bovenhelft geglaasd. |
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 |
| Finish | ketel geglaasd |
| 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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