Museum number:
| APM 17.106 |
Subcollection:
| porcelain pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| standing man sniffing |
Description:
Tobacco pipe in porcelain with figural bowl, flat bottom without heel and ascending stem with inconspicuous stub. Bowl standing man on a baseline taking snuff with his right hand to the nose, the left in the waistcoat pocket, dressed in a waistcoat, striped trousers and long coat, a brimmed hat on the head. Polychrome painting. |
Date:
| Period | 1825 - 1850 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.62 in (9.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.46 in (3.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.56 in (6.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | porcelain (ceramic) |
| Technique | slip cast |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | glazuur, meerkleuren |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany |
Acquisition
| Year | 2003 |
| Provenance | Utrecht, Douwe Egberts Pijpenkamer, 1968-2003, nr V802 |
| 's-Gravenhage, mevrouw Van Oosten-Grünhagen, 08-04-1968, prijs Dfl. 35,- |
Exhibition
| Utrecht, Douwe Egberts Pijpenkamer, permanente presentatie, grote vitrine, c. 1970-c. 1995. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 7, v.a. 2003. |
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