Museum number:

APM 11.439

Subcollection:

porseleinen pijpen

Title:

tabakspijp

Keyword:

head Anacreon

Description:

Tobacco pipe made of porcelain with figural bowl, without heel and up going stem with stub with inconspicuous double ring. Bowl head of Anacreon with large square beard and ribbon with vine in his hair. Bowl opening cylindrical raised, circular breast piece. Biscuit porcelain or parian ware with painting in natural colours and gold leaf on leaves, chest, bowl opening and stub.

Date:

Period 1850 - 1875


Dimensions:

BowlHeight6,1 cm
Width3,4 cm
StemLength3 cm
Characteristics
Pipe type manchetpijp
Pipe shape figuraal
Materialporselein, parian ware (ceramiek)
Techniquegegoten ceramiek
Colourwit
Finish glazuur, meerkleuren
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContintentEuropa
Region InternationalWest-Europa
CountryDuitsland (?)
Acquisition
Year 1990
Provenance Londen, Portobelloroad antiquemarket
York, antiekhandel, 1989
Literature
Benedict Goes, 25 eeuwen roken; De verwonderlijke vormgeving van de pijp. , 1993. p 52, foto. Dit exemplaar.
Benedict Goes, The Intriguing Design of Tobacco Pipes. Leiden, 1993. p 52, foto. Dit exemplaar.
Don Duco, Porseleinen figuurpijpen, niet altijd een originele inspiratie. Amsterdam, 2017. afb 13. 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 7, v.a. 2001.

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