Museum number:
| APM 22.148 |
Subcollection:
| porcelain pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| oval with portrait of Voltaire |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van porselein met stummel ketel, hiel en rechte insteeksteel met vijf windingen. Ketel voorzijde handgeschilderd in staand ovaal met gladde bladgoud lijst naar rechts gewend borstbeeld van Voltaire, ketel steelzijde in zwart "VOLTAIRE". Ketel inwendig blauw onderglazuurmerk met letter "S.". |
Date:
| Period | 1825 - 1850 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.15 in (8 cm) |
| Width | 1.42 in (3.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | high oval stummel porcelain bowl |
| Material | porcelain (ceramic) |
| Technique | thrown (potters' wheel), slip cast |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | glazuur, meerkleuren |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany |
| Town | Schlaggenwald |
| Maker | Schlaggenwald |
| Mark | S (geschilderd, ketel inw.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2015 |
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