Museum number:
| APM 15.097 |
Subcollection:
| porcelain pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head man with painted turban |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of porcelain with figural bowl, without heel and short rising stem without cuff. Bowl head of a man with moustache and beard, big pleated turban around the head. Painted in natural colours, the turban in light blue and yellow painted with multi-colored embroidery, the stem black with red lines. Flap cover in silver with almost flat top and discreet retaining spring, stem cuff with stem holder and small locking ring of silver. |
Date:
| Period | 1830 - 1865 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.39 in (8.6 cm) |
| Width | 2.68 in (6.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.36 in (6 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | porcelain (ceramic) |
| Technique | slip cast |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | silver (metal) |
| Finish | glazuur, meerkleuren |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Seine et Marne |
| Town | Fontainebleau |
| Maker | Jacob Petit (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1996 |
| Provenance | Parijs, collectie Bertrand Lazard, 1976-1996 |
| Parijs, Denise Corbier, 1976 |
Literature
| Bernard Mamy, Eppe Ramazzotti, Pipes et fumeurs de pipes; un art, des collections. Paris, 1981. p 86. Tête de pipe en porcelaine, barbu au turban bleu et jaune, attribuée à Jacob Petit, collection privée. Dit exemplaar. |
| D.H. Duco, Van vorstengeschenk tot volksobject; De historie van de porseleinen tabakspijp. Vormen uit Vuur, Mededelingenblad Nederlandse Vrienden van de Ceramiek, /165, 1998. p 38, afb 10. Dit exemplaar (rechts). |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 7, v.a. 2001. |
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