Museum number:
| APM 20.411 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| naked woman with cornucopia |
Description:
Clay tobacco pipe with horn-shaped bowl, heel marking and figural stem with flattened stem end without mouthpiece. Bowl horn-shaped like a cornucopia with elongated ribs, in the stem a standing naked woman, her lower legs disappear into pointed stylized leaves, in her left hand a kind of sword or cord. White tin glaze on the woman, black on accents such as eyes, hat and cord. Press mould in two parts. |
Date:
| Period | 1820 - 1850 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.89 in (4.8 cm) |
| Width | 0.94 in (2.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.94 in (10 cm) |
| Weight | 42 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | tinglazuur, wit, zwart |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2010 |
| Provenance | Tonnerre, veilinghuis Tonnerre Enchères, lot 14 |
| Gisy-les-Nobles, Daniel Mazaleyrat, 1994-2009 | |
| Parijs, antiekhandel, 1994 |
Comments
| Vergelijkbaar ontwerp van Gambier onder model 624. Vgl. APM 11.350 bodemvondst met zelfde ontwerp. |
Literature
| Don Duco, Object van de maand. Amsterdam, 2001. januari 2011, nr 116. Beknopte bespreking van dit exemplaar. |
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