Museum number:

APM 15.122

Subcollection:

porseleinen pijpen

Title:

tabakspijp

Keyword:

elephant head with tusks

Description:

Tobacco pipe made of porcelain with figural bowl, pointed base and straight vertical stem with stub. Bowl head of an elephant with tusks, the trunk around a slightly conical vertical stem, which also serves as moist trap, with bud shape with grunts at the lower end and embossed bands followed by leaves around the stub. Painting in natural colours and gold leaf. Original nickel valve cover. Matching stem of antler with buffalo horn mouthpiece with three buttons.

Date:

Period 1860 - 1890


Dimensions:

GeneralHeight24 cm
BowlHeight14,3 cm
Width3,8 cm
StemLength5 cm
Length total15 cm
Characteristics
Pipe type manchetpijp
Pipe shape figuraal
Materialporselein (ceramiek)
Techniquegegoten ceramiek
Colourwit
Other materialshertshoorn, buffelhoorn (dierlijk materiaal), nikkel (metaal)
Finish glazuur, meerkleuren
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContintentEuropa
Region InternationalWest-Europa
CountryDuitsland
Region NationalBohemen (?)
Acquisition
Year 1996
Provenance Parijs, collectie Bertrand Lazard, 1989-1996
Parijs, Denise Corbier, 1989
Exhibition
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 7, v.a. 2001.

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