Museum number:
| APM 15.122 |
Subcollection:
| porcelain pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| elephant head with tusks |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of porcelain with figural bowl, pointed base and straight vertical stem with stub. Bowl head of an elephant with tusks, the trunk around a slightly conical vertical stem, which also serves as moist trap, with bud shape with grunts at the lower end and embossed bands followed by leaves around the stub. Painting in natural colours and gold leaf. Original nickel valve cover. Matching stem of antler with buffalo horn mouthpiece with three buttons. |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 9.45 in (24 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 5.63 in (14.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Length total | 5.91 in (15 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | porcelain (ceramic) |
| Technique | slip cast |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | stag horn, buffalo horn (animal material), nickel (metal) |
| Finish | glazuur, meerkleuren |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany |
| Region national | Bohemia (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1996 |
| Provenance | Parijs, collectie Bertrand Lazard, 1989-1996 |
| Parijs, Denise Corbier, 1989 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 7, v.a. 2001. |
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