Museum number:

APM 8.050

Subcollection:

clay pipes

Title:

cigar pipe

Keyword:

head Turc, electrolysus

Description:

Cigar pipe made of clay with figural bowl, without heel and S-shaped stem with flattened mouthpiece and button end. Bowl head of a Turk with beard and turban with strings of beads and other jewels. After a thickened type of cuff shape, stem fluted and ending in a concentric band. Pipe completely fitted with a bronze jacket by electrolysis.

Date:

Period 1860 - 1885


Dimensions:

BowlHeight1.22 in (3.1 cm)
Width0.79 in (2 cm)
StemLength4.72 in (12 cm)
Characteristics
Pipe type stem pipe
Pipe shape figural
Materialpipe clay (ceramic)
Techniquepress moulded
Colourwhite
Finish electrolyse, brons
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryThe Netherlands
Region nationalSouth Holland
TownGouda
Acquisition
Year 1982
Provenance Amsterdam, Dick Meijer, Icon
Amsterdam, particulier bezit, <1960-1982
Exhibition
Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine bodemvondsten, 29 september 1982 - september 1992.
Amsterdam, Tropenmuseum, tentoonstelling "500 jaar tabakscultuur", 9 oktober 1992 - 9 oktober 1993.
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Gouda, v.a. 2001.

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