Museum number:
| APM 8.714a |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| taxile man with lorgnon and top hat |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel. Ketel sterk afgeplat hoofd man met lorgnon in het linder oog en hoge hoed. Taxile met dubbele boring van ketel naar steel, door kin en hals van de man. Steelovergang gestrikt sjaaltje. Steel links op schildje modelnummer "639". Steel intaglio "TAXILE GAMBIER A PARIS Bte. S.G.D.G.". |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.09 in (5.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 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 |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 639 |
| Trade name | taxile gandin |
| Mark | "TAXILE GAMBIER A PARIS Bte S.G.D.G." (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1985 |
| Provenance | Parijs, Denise Corbier, antiquaire |
| Parijs, antiekhandel, 1985 |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine 19de eeuw, maart 1985 - 31 december 1993. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, v.a. 1999. |
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