Museum number:
| APM 16.473 |
Subcollection:
| pipes various materials |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust woman, bird's head |
Description:
Tobacco pipe from coquia nut with figural bowl, without heel and rising stem with stub. Bowl head woman with high hat with vine leaves and grapes under a border with acanthus leaves, flap lid with concentric rings and three pierces. Bowl base a bird's head with beak at the bottom and overgrown with geometric carving. Bowl interior made of press meerschaum or pipe clay. |
Date:
| Period | 1800 - 1840 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.94 in (10 cm) |
| Width | 1.81 in (4.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | coquilla nut (organic material) |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | brown |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Parijs, veilinghuis Nouveau Drouot, lot 194 |
Comments
| De kop opgebouwd uit vier verschillende noten (coquianoot of corozo). |
Literature
| Don Duco, Object van de maand. Amsterdam, 2001. juni 2002, nr 13. Beknopte bespreking van dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, 2002-2013. |
| Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, v.a. 2013. |
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