Museum number:
| APM 8.753b |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head man with braids in hair |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd man met hangsnor, twee vlechten in het haar en platte baret. Steel links in reliëf "976 GAMBIER", steel rechts "A PARIS". Schilderemail in blauw, geel, roze, zwart en wit. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.61 in (4.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, vijf kleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 976 |
| Trade name | grognard, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, manchet oz.) "976 GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel li.) "A PARIS" (reliëf, steel re.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1995 |
| Provenance | Luik, veilinghuis Michel Lhomme, lot 30 |
| Luik, collectie André Joiris, <1980-1994 |
Comments
| Vgl. APM 8.753a andere steeldecoratie. |
Literature
| Don Duco, The Intriguing world of the French clay pipe. WoubruggePipe, the worldwide pipe smoke's magazine, 10/2, 1999. p 16. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, v.a. 1999. |
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