Museum number:

APM 15.105

Subcollection:

porseleinen pijpen

Title:

tabakspijp

Keyword:

bust general Moltke

Description:

Tobacco pipe made of porcelain with figural bowl, without heel and rising stem with thin stub. Bowl bust of general Moltke with flat cap with red belt, bust with military uniform with cross in the centre. Bowl bottom three stylized leaves on which intaglio stamped with "31" and "GESETZLICH GESCHUTZT". Biscuit porcelain or parian ware with multi-coloured painting in which black and red dominate. Bowl internally transparent glaze.

Date:

Period 1860 - 1890


Dimensions:

BowlHeight9 cm
Width5,1 cm
StemLength6,5 cm
Characteristics
Pipe type manchetpijp
Pipe shape figuraal
Materialporselein, parian ware (ceramiek)
Techniquegegoten ceramiek
Colourwit
Finish glazuur, meerkleuren
Traces of use ongerookt
Production
ContintentEuropa
Region InternationalWest-Europa
CountryDuitsland
Trade number 31
Mark "GESETZLICH GESCHUTZT" (intaglio, steel oz.)
Acquisition
Year 1996
Provenance Parijs, collectie Bertrand Lazard, 1985-1996
Londen, Antiquarius, Brian Tipping, 1985
Exhibition
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 7, v.a. 2001.

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