Museum number:
| APM 20.392 |
Subcollection:
| porcelain pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| fly with erotic scene |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van porselein met stummel ketel, knophiel en rechte insteeksteel met vijf onopvallende insnoeringen. Ketel voorzijde handgeschilderd vlieg met op de vleugels een copulerend paar. Hiel intaglio formaatcijfer "6". |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.62 in (9.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | Berliner high oval stummel porcelain bowl |
| Material | porcelain (ceramic) |
| Technique | thrown (potters' wheel), slip cast |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | glazuur, meerkleuren |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany |
Acquisition
| Year | 2010 |
| Provenance | Tonnerre, veilinghuis Tonnerre Enchères, lot 87 |
| Gisy-les-Nobles, Daniel Mazaleyrat, <1995-2009 |
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