Museum number:
| APM 7.900 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| ornamental pipe |
Keyword:
| bust Diane de Poitiers |
Description:
Window display or presentation pipe made of clay with large figural bowl, without heel and short rising stem with stub. Bowl bust of Diane de Poitiers with the hair in plaits, diadem and jewelry on the forehead, the upper part is a separate lid. Bowl underside deer head with antler, flower and leaf branches, cartouche with pearl frame "SOUVENT FEMME VARIE BIEN FOL EST QUI S’Y ETE.". Stem bottom arrow bundle. |
Date:
| Period | 1865 - 1885 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 10.04 in (25.5 cm) |
| Diameter | 4.13 in (10.5 cm) | |
| Weight | 1,833 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
Acquisition
| Year | 1982 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, Gérard Boilot, Le Petit Marchand |
| Amsterdam, veiling Sotheby Mak van Waay, 1982 |
Comments
| Pijp weegt 1639 gram, het deksel 194 gram. |
Literature
| Benedict Goes, 25 eeuwen roken; De verwonderlijke vormgeving van de pijp. , 1993. p 34, foto. Dit exemplaar. |
| Benedict Goes, The Intriguing Design of Tobacco Pipes. Leiden, 1993. p 34, foto. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine 19de eeuw, 29 september 1982 - 31 december 1993. |
| Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, v.a. 1999. |
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