Museum number:
| APM 11.439 |
Subcollection:
| porcelain pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head Anacreon |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of porcelain with figural bowl, without heel and up going stem with stub with inconspicuous double ring. Bowl head of Anacreon with large square beard and ribbon with vine in his hair. Bowl opening cylindrical raised, circular breast piece. Biscuit porcelain or parian ware with painting in natural colours and gold leaf on leaves, chest, bowl opening and stub. |
Date:
| Period | 1850 - 1875 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.4 in (6.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | porcelain, parian ware (ceramic) |
| Technique | slip cast |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | glazuur, meerkleuren |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Londen, Portobelloroad antiquemarket |
| York, antiekhandel, 1989 |
Literature
| Benedict Goes (Benedict Goes), 25 eeuwen roken; De verwonderlijke vormgeving van de pijp. , 1993. p 52, foto. Dit exemplaar. |
| Benedict Goes (Benedict Goes), The Intriguing Design of Tobacco Pipes. Leiden, 1993. p 52, foto. Dit exemplaar. |
| Don Duco, Porseleinen figuurpijpen, niet altijd een originele inspiratie. Amsterdam, 2017. afb 13. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 7, v.a. 2001. |
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