Museum number:
| APM 15.600 |
Subcollection:
| porcelain pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head man with long beard and hat |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of porcelain with a hollow-walled figural bowl, without heel and rising stem with an unnoted stub. Bowl head of a man with long beard in two points, medium length hair. Natural painting, the hair gray white. Brass flap cover depicting a wide-brimmed hat, the centre part of which has a hinge and is embossed around with a leaf branch. Original stem of longitudinally grooved wood, two parts with horns fitting and bent horn mouthpiece. |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 4.17 in (10.6 cm) |
| Width | 2.76 in (7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Length total | 18.11 in (46 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | porcelain (ceramic) |
| Technique | slip cast |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | brass (metal), buffalo horn (animal material), wood |
| Finish | glazuur, meerkleuren |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1999 |
| Provenance | Hertsberge, collectie Hugo Perquy, c. 1984-1999 |
| Wenen, antiekhandel, c. 1984 |
Literature
| Ruud van der Neut, Toeback & toebehoren. Baarn, 2001. foto. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 7, v.a. 2001. |
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