Museum number:
| APM 1.229bis |
Subcollection:
| opium pipes |
Title:
| opium damper |
Keyword:
| fluted, geometric rings |
Description:
Opium pipe bowl or damper made of black baked stoneware with printed spherical shape with central small bowl, the outer edge with grunts bordered by two concentric rings with geometric patterns. Bowl holder in brass with short stem. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 1.93 in (4.9 cm) |
| Diameter | 2.36 in (6 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | flattened sphere |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | thrown (potters' wheel) |
| Colour | brown black |
| Other materials | brass (metal) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Asia |
| Region international | East Asia |
| Country | China |
Acquisition
| Year | 2003 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, collectie Ferry Bertholet, 1998-2003 |
| Cannes, particulier bezit, <1990-1998 |
Comments
| Vgl. APM 1.229 de opiumpijp. |
Literature
| Don Duco, Opium & opiumschuiven, een bronnenboek. Amsterdam, 2006. p 130, foto 84. Dit exemplaar. |
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