Museum number:
| APM 16.072 |
Subcollection:
| porcelain pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| mermaid with urn |
Description:
| Tobacco pipe of porcelain with figural bowl, without heel and upgoing insert stem. Bowl shaped like an urn with an embossed band along the upper edge and two rings connected on both sides by leaves painted in purple, standing on a square foot, held by a mermaid with raised hands, the stem forming her tail. Original silver mounting with screw lid with round opening, silver vase base and silver stem band. Foot of the vase unreadable silver mark. |
Date:
| Period | 1790 - 1800 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 4.25 in (10.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.54 in (9 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | porcelain (ceramic) |
| Technique | pressed |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | silver (metal) |
| Finish | glazuur, meerkleuren |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany |
| Region national | Saxony Anhalt |
| Town | Volkstedt |
| Maker | Manufaktur Volkstedt |
Acquisition
| Year | 2000 |
| Provenance | Heidelberg, veilinghuis Metz, lot 22 |
| Bazel, collectie Haegeli, <1980-2000 |
Comments
| Morgenroth, (Rauchzeichen), 2021, p 158-159. Over de betekenis van deze voorstelling. |
Literature
| Walter Morgenroth, Rund um den Tabak; Sammlung Haegeli, Schweiz 1898-1998. Heidelberg, 2000. p 46, lot 22. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 7, v.a. 2001. |
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