Museum number:
| APM 15.137 |
Subcollection:
| ceramische pijpen |
Title:
| tabakspijp |
Keyword:
| seated devil with human soul |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of earthenware with figural bowl, without heel and straight stem with smooth stem end. Bowl and stem kneeling devil with grotesque head and pointy ears turned away from the smoker, a red scaly robe, the arms folded in front of the chest, in which a head, the soul of a human being, left leg is the pipe stem. Print mould in two parts. |
Date:
| Period | 1825 - 1850 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 10,5 cm |
| Width | 4,9 cm | |
| Stem | Length | 5,5 cm |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | steelpijp |
| Pipe shape | figuraal |
| Material | aardewerk (ceramiek) |
| Technique | drukvorm |
| Colour | geelwit |
| Finish | glazuur, meerkleuren |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Contintent | Europa |
| Region International | West-Europa |
| Country | Engeland |
| Region National | Staffordshire |
| City | Stafford |
Acquisition
| Year | 1996 |
| Provenance | Parijs, collectie Bertrand Lazard, 1982-1996 |
| Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, antiquair, 1982 |
Comments
| Stichting Pijpenkabinet, ansichtkaart. Diederik Swarte, 'Amsterdam Pijpenkabinet to open its doors', Pipe, Vol 6 - II, 1997, p 9. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 8, v.a. 2001. |
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