Museum number:
| APM 15.359 |
Subcollection:
| meerschaum pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| seated pipe smoker with dogs |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of meerschaum with high cylindrical Hungarian bowl, flat bottom and up going stem with stub. Bowl carved seated to the right a pipe smoker in tightly cut costume, three dogs behind him. Original mounting with silver valve cover with worked edge and s-shaped clamp spring and silver cuff ring with locking eye. Stem buffalo horn inlaid with chequered mother-of-pearl on the top a mother-of-pearl disc. Original locking cord with two tassels. |
Date:
| Year | 1827 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 5.47 in (13.9 cm) |
| Width | 2.44 in (6.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.35 in (8.5 cm) |
| Length total | 19.49 in (49.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | Hungarian |
| Material | block meerschaum (stone) |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | ivory white |
| Other materials | silver (metal), buffalo horn (animal material), mother of pearl (organic material) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Central Europe |
| Country | Austria |
| Region national | Vienna (province) |
| Town | Vienna |
| Mark | zilvermerken (ingeslagen, dekselrand) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1998 |
| Provenance | Utrecht, nationale verzamelaarsjaarmarkt |
| Zwolle, particulier bezit, <1985-1998 |
Comments
| Opvallend bij deze betrekkelijk vroege Hongaar is de verontreiniging in het meerschuim die de pijp een onverwachte uitstraling geeft totaal anders dan de maagdelijk witte steen. Toch gaat het om een exclusief product, daarvan getuigt ook het bijbehorende roer. Vgl. APM 17.080 in sterk vergelijkbare stijl uitgevoerd. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 5, v.a. 2001. |
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