Museum number:
| APM 9.385 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head Saturne with long beard |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd Saturnus met snor met lange punten, lange baard en gefronsd voorhoofd, smalle bloemrand rond ketelopening. Ketel achterzijde hand. Steel links in reliëf modelnummer "70", steel rechts in reliëf "GAMBIER A PARIS". Schilderemail in geel, roze, wit en zwart. |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.27 in (8.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
| Length total | 46.06 in (117 cm) | |
| Weight | 75 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | schilderemail, vier kleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 70 |
| Trade name | Saturne, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel oz.) "GAMBIER A PARIS" (reliëf, steel re.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1986 |
| Provenance | Brussel, collectie Josse Vandersteen, 1966-1986 |
Literature
| Benedict Goes (Benedict Goes), 25 eeuwen roken; De verwonderlijke vormgeving van de pijp. , 1993. p 6, groepsfoto. Dit exemplaar. |
| Benedict Goes (Benedict Goes), The Intriguing Design of Tobacco Pipes. Leiden, 1993. p 6, groepsfoto. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine 19de eeuw, september 1986 - 31 december 1993. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, v.a. 1999. |
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