Museum number:
| APM 15.109a |
Subcollection:
| porcelain pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| seated guitar player |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of porcelain with figural bowl, flat bottom and rising stem with stub. Bowl a sitting man on a tree trunk with guitar, the head is the lid of the pipe. Lid ring of brass. Painted in natural colours with a brown jacket, a yellow and brown tree trunk. |
Date:
| Period | 1830 - 1880 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.62 in (9.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.65 in (4.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | porcelain (ceramic) |
| Technique | slip cast |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | brass (metal) |
| Finish | glazuur, meerkleuren |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany |
Acquisition
| Year | 1996 |
| Provenance | Parijs, collectie Bertrand Lazard, 1980-1996 |
| Londen, Antiquarius, Brian Tipping, 1980 |
Literature
| Bernard Mamy, Eppe Ramazzotti, Pipes et fumeurs de pipes; un art, des collections. Paris, 1981. p 87, afb 1. Tête de pipe en porcelaine, le guitariste; la tête du musicien forme couvercle, Allemagne, début du XIXe siècle, collection privée. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 7, v.a. 2001. |
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