Museum number:
| APM 8.538 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head arab Bou-Maza with mustache, goatee and tassels |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd Arabier Bou Maza met snor, sik en lakens hoofddeksel met koorden en kwasten onder de kin. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER", steel rechts "PARIS". |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.09 in (5.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.14 in (2.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.79 in (2 cm) |
| Weight | 30 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 | 946 |
| Trade name | Bou Maza, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel oz.) "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel li.) "PARIS" (reliëf, steel re.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1984 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, antiquair |
| België, verzamelaar, 1984 |
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