Museum number:
| APM 16.891 |
Subcollection:
| porcelain pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| system pipe |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van porselein met ovaalvorm ketel met cilindrische onderzijde geplaatst in een licht conische vochtvanger met ronde onderzijde en oplopende steel met smalle manchetband. Ketel achterzijde cirkelvormig stempel in zwart met "DEUTSCHES REICHS-PATENT, B. FRIES BOCHUM". Oorspronkelijk nikkel klepdeksel met knop en borgoog. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 6.02 in (15.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.54 in (3.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.15 in (8 cm) |
| Weight | 161 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | patent Berliner oval shape |
| Material | porcelain (ceramic) |
| Technique | thrown (potters' wheel), slip cast |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | nickel (metal) |
| Finish | glazuur, transparant |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany |
| Region national | North Rhine Westphalia |
| Town | Bochum |
| Maker | B. Fries |
| Mark | "DEUTSCHES REICHS-PATENT, B. FRIES BOCHUM" (stempel, ketel achterzijde) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2003 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, veilinghuis Sotheby's, lot 887 |
| Duitsland, Else Freifrau von Gienath (1825-1920) |
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