Museum number:

APM 15.105

Subcollection:

porcelain pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

bust general Moltke

Description:

Tobacco pipe made of porcelain with figural bowl, without heel and rising stem with thin stub. Bowl bust of general Moltke with flat cap with red belt, bust with military uniform with cross in the centre. Bowl bottom three stylized leaves on which intaglio stamped with "31" and "GESETZLICH GESCHUTZT". Biscuit porcelain or parian ware with multi-coloured painting in which black and red dominate. Bowl internally transparent glaze.

Date:

Period 1860 - 1890


Dimensions:

BowlHeight3.54 in (9 cm)
Width2.01 in (5.1 cm)
StemLength2.56 in (6.5 cm)
Characteristics
Pipe type stub stemmed pipe
Pipe shape figural
Materialporcelain, parian ware (ceramic)
Techniqueslip cast
Colourwhite
Finish glazuur, meerkleuren
Traces of use ongerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryGermany
Trade number 31
Mark "GESETZLICH GESCHUTZT" (intaglio, steel oz.)
Acquisition
Year 1996
Provenance Parijs, collectie Bertrand Lazard, 1985-1996
Londen, Antiquarius, Brian Tipping, 1985
Exhibition
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 7, v.a. 2001.

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