Museum number:
| APM 2.050 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| lion, bear with staff |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of clay with oval bowl flattened on both sides, round bottom and short up going stem with stub. Bowl left embossed inside a standing oval bear with staff, bowl right embossed inside a standing oval a standing lion. Bowl and stem completely covered with black paint. Gilt brass lid with locking chain to the stem. |
Date:
| Period | 1830 - 1860 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.43 in (8.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | flattened oval |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | cherrywood (wood), buffalo horn (animal material), bronze (metal) |
| Finish | verf, zwart |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Belgium (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1985 |
| Provenance | Londen, Bermundsey antiquemarket |
| Brussel, antiekhandel, 1984 |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine 19de eeuw, december 1985 - 31 december 1993. |
| Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 3, v.a. 2001. |
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