Exhibition dedicated to flowers on tobacco pipes

26 March 2014

The Amsterdam Pipe Museum organizes a small exhibition dedicated to flowers and bouquets on tobacco pipes, entitled "Painted Flowers". The porcelain pipe bowl or Stummel is meant for a painting and although you would not expect such a thing in a man's item like a pipe, the painting of flowers was apparently very popular in the 19th century. The German porcelain painters created real works of art on a small scale. The exhibition starts today and last until 31st May 2014.

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