Museum number:

APM 22.651

Subcollection:

porcelain pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

head woman with turban

Description:

Tobacco pipe made of porcelain with figural bowl, without heel and ascending stem without stub. Bowl head of a woman with turban with diamond-shaped jewel on the front, stem in subtle relief with three accanthus leaves. Painting in multicolour with a yellow turban with black accents, the jewel cobalt blue, gold accents on the leaf. Original mounting with silver lid without hinge and cuff ring with stem holder, a locking chain from lid to stem end.

Date:

Period 1765 - 1775


Dimensions:

GeneralHeight2.64 in (6.7 cm)
BowlHeight2.01 in (5.1 cm)
Width1.69 in (4.3 cm)
StemLength2.95 in (7.5 cm)
Characteristics
Pipe type stub stemmed pipe
Pipe shape figural
Materialporcelain (ceramic)
Techniqueprinting mould
Colourwhite
Other materialssilver (metal)
Finish glazuur, meerkleuren
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryGermany
Region nationalThuringia
TownVeilsdorf
Maker Closter Veilsdorf (?)
Acquisition
Year 2017
Comments
Opvallend is het matte glazuur op de tulband tegenover de glanzende glazuur op de rest van deze pijpenkop.

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