Museum number:
| APM 15.605 |
Subcollection:
| porcelain pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| sitting dog |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of porcelain with figural bowl, round bottom and rising stem with small stub. Bowl sitting dog painted in natural colours. Head of the animal is the valve cover with locking eye, smoke supply through the mouth. Underside embossed c-volute turning into a serrated leaf, accents of gold leaf. Stem end nickel ring with locking eye. Original mounting with straight cherry wood stem and horn mounting with button mouthpiece. Lock cord of metal wire. |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 5.12 in (13 cm) |
| Width | 1.42 in (3.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.95 in (7.5 cm) |
| Length total | 9.06 in (23 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | porcelain (ceramic) |
| Technique | slip cast |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | cherrywood (wood), buffalo horn (animal material), nickel (metal) |
| Finish | glazuur, transparant |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany |
Acquisition
| Year | 1999 |
| Provenance | Hertsberge, collectie Hugo Perquy, c. 1973-1999 |
| Londen, antiekhandel, c. 1973 |
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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