Museum number:

APM 20.464

Subcollection:

meerschuim pijpen

Title:

tabakspijp

Keyword:

cameo with imperial portrait

Description:

Tobacco pipe made of meerschaum with a cylindrical bowl without bowl rim, a lens-shaped underside with a central button shape and a rising stem widening to the end. Bowl front carved part of the coat of arms of Emperor French I of Austria consisting of a crowned oval shield crowned by the chain of the Golden Fleece (the lamb broken off) and held by standing crowned birds with wings spread. Shield filled in with a blue jasperware plaque on which a profile portrait of Frans I (II) turned to the left, mounted in a narrow silver frame. Bowl bottom wreath with oak leaves, stem along the underside leafwork. Original mounting with silver clamping lid in the shape of a large crown, silver stem cover with stem holder and locking ring. Bowl opening silver marks with year letter for 1824 and maker's initials "P?".

Date:

Year 1824


Dimensions:

GeneralHeight14,7 cm
BowlHeight9,2 cm
Width5,5 cm
StemLength9,5 cm
Characteristics
Pipe type manchetpijp
Pipe shape cilindrisch
Materialmeerschuim (blok-) (steen)
Techniquegesneden
Colourbruin
Other materialszilver (metaal), steengoed (ceramiek)
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContintentEuropa
Region InternationalMidden-Europa
CountryOostenrijk
Region NationalWenen (provincie)
CityWenen (?)
Mark zilvermerken (ingeslagen, filtrand)
Acquisition
Year 2011
Provenance Parijs, Daniël Beck, 2010-2011
Duitsland, collectie Horst Reichert, -2010

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