Museum number:
| APM 11.446 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| wide round bottom |
Description:
| Tobacco pipe made of earthenware, so-called chibouque with wide bowl shape with round bottom and little outstanding bowl opening, without heel and up going stem and decorated stub. Bowl and bowl opening three notched geometric palmetal motifs, beaded edge, corded belt and waistline. Stem end with beaded edge also flanked by cord. Bowl internal triangular lip. Beautiful leather coloured polished surface. |
Date:
| Period | 1800 - 1880 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.36 in (6 cm) |
| Width | 2.2 in (5.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Weight | 123 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | chibuk |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | thrown (potters' wheel), slip glued |
| Colour | orange brown |
| Finish | engobe, gepolijst |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Asia |
| Region international | Western Asia |
| Country | Turkey |
| Region national | Istanbul (province) |
| Town | Istanbul (?) |
| Mark | Arabische letters (stempel, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Knowle, veilinghuis Phillips Midlands, 1990, lot 236 |
| Bramber, collectie Anthony Irving, House of Pipes, <1970-1989 |
Literature
| Benedict Goes, 25 eeuwen roken; De verwonderlijke vormgeving van de pijp. , 1993. p 63, foto. Dit exemplaar. |
| Benedict Goes, The Intriguing Design of Tobacco Pipes. Leiden, 1993. p 63, foto. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994. |
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