Museum number:
| APM 8.517 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "888" on shield with city crown |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met bekervorm ketel, zonder hiel en rechte insteeksteel. Ketel voorzijde in reliëf wapenschild met driemaal het cijfer 8 onder stedenkroon. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER A PARIS", steel rechts "DEPOSE 1562". |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1915 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.1 in (2.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Weight | 24 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | beaker shape |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | red |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 1562 |
| Trade name | tête néogène forme 1551b, les trois 8 |
| Mark | "GAMBIER A PARIS" (reliëf, steel li.) "DEPOSE 1562" (reliëf, steel re.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1984 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, antiquair |
| België, verzamelaar, 1984 |
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