Museum number:
| APM 8.835 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "ATTENTION !", seated poodle |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of clay with figural bowl, flat base and up going stem with stub. Bowl sitting poodle on square pedestal with on the front inscription "ATTENTION" (warning). Stem right embossed on ornamental shield "GAMBIER A PARIS", stem left shape number "354". Painted enamel in pink, brown, black and white. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1895 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.19 in (8.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Weight | 71 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, vier kleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 354 |
| Trade name | chien caniche, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, manchet oz.) "GAMBIER A PARIS" (reliëf, steel re.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1985 |
| Provenance | Brussel, collectie Josse Vandersteen, 1979-1985 |
| Brussel, collectie Jacques Caro, <1970-1979 |
Literature
| Benedict Goes (Benedict Goes), 25 eeuwen roken; De verwonderlijke vormgeving van de pijp. , 1993. p 37, foto. Dit exemplaar. |
| Benedict Goes (Benedict Goes), The Intriguing Design of Tobacco Pipes. Leiden, 1993. p 37, foto. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine 19de eeuw, september 1985 - 31 december 1993. |
| Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, v.a. 1999. |
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