Museum number:
| APM 15.233 |
Subcollection:
| meerschaum pipes |
Title:
| cigarette pipe |
Keyword:
| love couple |
Description:
Cigarette holder made of meerschaum with conical bowl, placed in an elegant curved stem with amber mouthpiece with button. On the stem, which at the end has the middle between a vagina and stylized leaves, there is a chair on which a man in a nightgown having intercourse with a woman in a nightshirt, both nightgowns are double waxed. Original case of wood with black leather exterior, the inside with red velvet and red silk, embossed gold print with "SCHIUMA GARANTITA". |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.48 in (6.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
| Length total | 3.35 in (8.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | meerschaum (block) (stone) |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | ivory white |
| Other materials | amber (stone), leather (animal material), fabric (fabric), wood |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Central Europe |
| Country | Austria |
| Region national | Vienna (province) |
| Town | Vienna |
Acquisition
| Year | 1998 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, Dick Leijenaar, antiekmarkt De Looier |
| Verenigde Staten, antiekhandel, 1998 |
Literature
| Ruud van der Neut, Toeback & toebehoren. Baarn, 2001. foto. Dit exemplaar. |
| Don Duco, Fabels en feiten over de meerschuim pijp. Amsterdam, 2009. afb 101. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, 1999-2013. |
| Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, v.a. 2013. |
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