Museum number:

APM 12.632

Subcollection:

ceramic pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

marbled

Description:

Tobacco pipe made of earthenware, so-called Chemnitz with high light funnel-shaped eight-sided bowl, without heel and ascending six-sided stem with disc-shaped stub. Stem left stamped marks city arms of a tower held by animal figures in circle, stem right rectangular name shield, bowl right oval text shield with "PRIVILEGIRT". Finishing in marbled red ceramics. Mounting in brass with a pointed eight-sided lid and stub band with lockting ring. Original stem of turned wood with ivory end piece and oval amber mouthpiece.

Date:

Period 1880 - 1920


Dimensions:

BowlHeight3.62 in (9.2 cm)
Width1.46 in (3.7 cm)
StemLength1.18 in (3 cm)
Length total16.93 in (43 cm)
Characteristics
Pipe type stub stemmed pipe
Pipe shape chemnitz
Materialpottery (ceramic)
Techniquepressed
Colourred
Other materialsivory (animal material), amber (stone), brass (metal), wood
Finish marmerbaksel
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalCentral Europe
CountrySlovakia
Region nationalBanská Bystrica (regio)
TownBanská Štiavnica (Schemnitz)
MakerKarol Zachar
Mark "ZACHAR K. SELMECZEN" (stempel, steel rechts)
, toren "PRIVILEGIRT" (stempel), stempel)
Acquisition
Year 1991
Provenance Parijs, Dominique Delalande, Louvre des antiquaires
Londen, Paul Bentley, <1982-1990
Londen, Jermynstreet, Astley's, <1930-1950>
Londen, collectie William Astley, c. 1920; indertijd in Denemarken gekocht
Literature
Benedict Goes, 25 eeuwen roken; De verwonderlijke vormgeving van de pijp. , 1993. p 59, foto. Dit exemplaar.
Benedict Goes, The Intriguing Design of Tobacco Pipes. Leiden, 1993. p 59, foto. Dit exemplaar.
Exhibition
Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994.
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 8, v.a. 2001.

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