Museum number:
| APM 8.829 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| skull |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met manchet. Ketel mensenschedel met incompleet gebit. Steel wervelkolom. Steel rechts in reliëf "GAMBIER 922", steel links "PARIS". |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 32 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 | 922 |
| Trade name | tête de mort |
| Mark | JG (stempel, manchet oz.) "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel re.) "PARIS" (reliëf, steel li.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1985 |
| Provenance | Parijs, Denise Corbier, antiquaire |
| Parijs, antiekhandel, <1980-1985 |
Literature
| Don Duco, De historie van de Gambierfabriek (deel I-II). AmsterdamPijpelijntjes, VI/2-3, 1980. afb 9b. Dit exemplaar. |
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