Museum number:

APM 20.570

Subcollection:

ceramische pijpen

Title:

tabakspijp

Keyword:

convex face

Description:

Tobacco pipe made of earthenware with a convex bowl with a cylindrical top and a weighted bowl opening, heel marking and a short straight stem with a stub. Bowl having hand moulded details that together form a face with a triangular nose, moustache with curled-up points, round eyes and question mark-shaped ears, the raised bowl part with repetitive pressed moons, the bowl opening with moon shapes that make circles. Completely covered with transparent lead glaze with tamponated dark spots.

Date:

Period 1750 - 1880


Dimensions:

GeneralHeight10,1 cm
BowlHeight8,5 cm
Width8,5 cm
StemLength7 cm
Characteristics
Pipe type manchetpijp
Pipe shape figuraal
Materialaardewerk (ceramiek)
Techniquegedraaid (pottenbakkersschijf)
Colourrood
Other materialsglazuur (ceramiek)
Oher techniqueshandvorm
Other coloursdonkerbruin
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContintentEuropa
Region InternationalMidden-Europa (?)
Acquisition
Year 2011
Provenance Groningen, Niemeyer Tabaksmuseum, 12 januari 1964-2011, nr 648
Middelstum, collectie G.A. Brongers, <1960-1963
Comments
Brongers sprak altijd van een Hongaars product.
Exhibition
Amsterdam, Niemeyer Tabacologisch Museum, tuinkamer vitrine, 1964-1974.
Groningen, Niemeyer Tabaksmuseum, 1978-2010, winkeletage.

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