Museum number:
| APM 8.439 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "GENERAL BOULANGER", bust Boulanger |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel hoofd generaal Boulanger met snor en baard en pet met klep. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER A PARIS", steel rechts "GENERAL BOULANGER". Steel intaglio "GAMBIER A PARIS M.M DEPOSE". Schilderemail in rood, geel, wit en zwart. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.85 in (4.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 5.71 in (14.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, vier kleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 1491 |
| Trade name | fantaisie Général Boulanger |
| Mark | "GAMBIER A PARIS M.M DEPOSE" (intaglio, steel) "GAMBIER A PARIS" (reliëf, steel li.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1984 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, antiquair |
| Brussel, collectie Daniël Glinoer, <1980-1984 |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine 19de eeuw, oktober 1984 - 31 december 1993. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, v.a. 1999. |
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