Museum number:
| APM 15.137 |
Subcollection:
| ceramic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| seated devil with human soul |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of earthenware with figural bowl, without heel and straight stem with smooth stem end. Bowl and stem kneeling devil with grotesque head and pointy ears turned away from the smoker, a red scaly robe, the arms folded in front of the chest, in which a head, the soul of a human being, left leg is the pipe stem. Print mould in two parts. |
Date:
| Period | 1825 - 1850 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 4.13 in (10.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.93 in (4.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | printing mould |
| Colour | yellowish white |
| Finish | glazuur, meerkleuren |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | Staffordshire |
| Town | Stafford |
Acquisition
| Year | 1996 |
| Provenance | Parijs, collectie Bertrand Lazard, 1982-1996 |
| Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, antiquair, 1982 |
Comments
| Stichting Pijpenkabinet, ansichtkaart. Diederik Swarte, 'Amsterdam Pijpenkabinet to open its doors', Pipe, Vol 6 - II, 1997, p 9. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 8, v.a. 2001. |
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