Museum number:
| APM 9.867a |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head Gallic Vercingétorix with wing helmet |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende insteeksteel. Ketel hoofd Galliër Vercingétorix met lange dunne snor, halflang haar en helm met vleugels. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER", steel rechts in reliëf "A PARIS 2035". Metalen busje. |
Date:
| Period | 1910 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.02 in (2.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Weight | 19 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert 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 | 2035 |
| Trade name | tête gaulois, petite |
| Mark | "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel li.) "A PARIS 2035" (reliëf, steel re.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1988 |
| Provenance | Brussel, collectie Josse Vandersteen, <1984-1988 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Vercingetorix, een Gallische held in meerschuim verbeeld. Amsterdam, 2021. afb 15a. Dit exemplaar. |
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