Museum number:

APM 8.619

Subcollection:

clay pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

head man with moustache and uniform collar

Description:

Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende insteeksteel. Ketel hoofd generaal Roberts of Kandahar met snor en boord met bladmotief. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER A PARIS 1660", steel rechte in reliëf "LORD ROBERTS OF KANDAHAR". Schilderemail in wit op kraag.

Date:

Period 1890 - 1910


Dimensions:

BowlHeight2.05 in (5.2 cm)
Width1.34 in (3.4 cm)
StemLength1.77 in (4.5 cm)
Characteristics
Pipe type stub stemmed pipe
Pipe shape figural
Materialpipe clay (ceramic)
Techniquepress moulded
Colourwhite
Finish email, wit
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryFrance
Region nationalArdennes
TownGivet
MakerGambier
Trade number 1660
Trade name tête lord Roberts of Kandahar
Mark JG (stempel, ketel oz.)
"GAMBIER A PARIS 1660" (reliëf, steel li.)
Acquisition
Year 1984
Provenance Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, antiquair
Brussel, particulier bezit, 1984
Exhibition
Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine 19de eeuw, december 1984 - 31 december 1993.
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, v.a. 1999.

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