Museum number:
| APM 15.108 |
Subcollection:
| porcelain pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| moon on a cloud, sitting man |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of porcelain with figural bowl, heel marking and up going stem with narrow end for metal mounting. Bowl and valve cover represent the moon, placed on a cloud, behind it a man sitting between bowl and stem, probably Baron von Munchhausen. Multi-coloured painting in natural colours. Brass cover ring and clamping spring with s-shaped closure. |
Date:
| Period | 1830 - 1880 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.07 in (7.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.81 in (4.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 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, 1978-1996 |
| Londen, Antiquarius, Brian Tipping, 1978 |
Comments
| Benjamin Rapaport, A complete guide to collecting Antique Pipes, Exton, 1979, p 212. Identiek exemplaar in collectie Dunhill. |
Literature
| Bernard Mamy, Eppe Ramazzotti, Pipes et fumeurs de pipes; un art, des collections. Paris, 1981. p 87, afb 2. Fourneau de pipe en porcelaine, représentant probablement Le Baron de Munchhausen à cheval sur la lune. Allemagne, début du XIXe siècle, collection privée. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 7, v.a. 2001. |
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