Museum number:
| APM 20.464 |
Subcollection:
| meerschuim pijpen |
Title:
| tabakspijp |
Keyword:
| cameo with imperial portrait |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of meerschaum with a cylindrical bowl without bowl rim, a lens-shaped underside with a central button shape and a rising stem widening to the end. Bowl front carved part of the coat of arms of Emperor French I of Austria consisting of a crowned oval shield crowned by the chain of the Golden Fleece (the lamb broken off) and held by standing crowned birds with wings spread. Shield filled in with a blue jasperware plaque on which a profile portrait of Frans I (II) turned to the left, mounted in a narrow silver frame. Bowl bottom wreath with oak leaves, stem along the underside leafwork. Original mounting with silver clamping lid in the shape of a large crown, silver stem cover with stem holder and locking ring. Bowl opening silver marks with year letter for 1824 and maker's initials "P?". |
Date:
| Year | 1824 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 14,7 cm |
| Bowl | Height | 9,2 cm |
| Width | 5,5 cm | |
| Stem | Length | 9,5 cm |
| Pipe type | manchetpijp |
| Pipe shape | cilindrisch |
| Material | schiuma di mare (steen) |
| Technique | gesneden |
| Colour | bruin |
| Other materials | zilver (metaal), steengoed (ceramiek) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
| Contintent | Europa |
| Region International | Midden-Europa |
| Country | Oostenrijk |
| Region National | Wenen (provincie) |
| City | Wenen (?) |
| Mark | zilvermerken (ingeslagen, filtrand) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Provenance | Parijs, Daniël Beck, 2000-2011 |
| Stuttgart, collectie Horst Reichert, <1995-2000 |
| Kornwestheim, serie ansichtkaarten privé collectie pijpen, c 1995. Dit exemplaar. |
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