Museum number:
APM 15.091 |
Subcollection:
porseleinen pijpen |
Title:
tabakspijp |
Keyword:
breast shield trophy with armory |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of porcelain with chalice-shaped bowl, round bottom and up going stem ending in a stub. Bowl on both sides in relief a weapon trophy with a chest harness on top of which a helmet with feathers and on both sides three lances with banners, a gun barrel at the base and two drums at the bottom. Painting in multicolour, bowl opening and stem with purple shells, bordered with fine gilded rocailles. |
Date:
Period | 1750 - 1760 |
Dimensions:
Bowl | Height | 5 cm |
Width | 3 cm | |
Stem | Length | 3 cm |
Characteristics
Pipe type | manchetpijp |
Pipe shape | kelkvorm |
Material | porselein (ceramiek) |
Technique | gegoten ceramiek |
Colour | wit |
Finish | glazuur, meerkleuren |
Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
Contintent | Europa |
Region International | West-Europa |
Country | Duitsland |
Region National | Saksen |
City | Meissen |
Maker | Königlichen Sächsischen Porzellan-Manufaktur |
Acquisition
Year | 1996 |
Provenance | Parijs, collectie Bertrand Lazard, 1979-1996 |
Parijs, veilinghuis Nouveau Drouot, 1979 |
Literature
D.H. Duco (Don Duco), Van vorstengeschenk tot volksobject; De historie van de porseleinen tabakspijp. Vormen uit Vuur, Mededelingenblad Nederlandse Vrienden van de Ceramiek, /165, 1998. p 34, afb 1. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 7, v.a. 2001. |
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