Museum number:
| APM 8.876 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head Voltaire with hair band |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende insteeksteel. Ketel hoofd Voltaire naar beeld van Houdon met haarband. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER A PARIS", steel rechts "VOLTAIRE 1656". Schilderemail ogen en haarband in roze, zwart en wit. Oorspronkelijke montage met metalen busje en zwart caoutchouc roer. |
Date:
| Period | 1910 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.28 in (5.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.89 in (4.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Length total | 5.12 in (13 cm) | |
| Weight | 56 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | hardrubber (synthetic material), metal |
| Finish | email, drie kleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 1656 |
| Trade name | tête Voltaire |
| Mark | "GAMBIER A PARIS" (reliëf, steel li.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1985 |
| Provenance | Parijs, Denise Corbier, antiquaire |
| Parijs, antiekhandel, 1985 |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, tentoonstelling "1001 Nieuwigheden", 8 oktober 1987 - 31 december 1987. |
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