Museum number:
| APM 9.885 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| calyx with caterpillar |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel bloemkelk met aan rokerszijde een rups die van de steel naar de kelk kruipt. Dubbel rookkanaal van ketel naar steel, zogenaamde taxile. Steel intaglio "TAXILE GAMBIER A PARIS Bte S.G.D.G.". |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.73 in (4.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 5.51 in (14 cm) |
| Weight | 29 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 603 |
| Trade name | taxile chenille |
| Mark | "TAXILE GAMBIER A PARIS Bte S.G.D.G." (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1988 |
| Provenance | Brussel, collectie Jean-Léo Rostagni, c. 1975-1988 |
| België, collectie M. Martin, c. 1975 |
Exhibition
| Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994. |
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