Museum number:

APM 11.446

Subcollection:

etnografische pijpen

Title:

tabakspijp

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:

BowlHeight6 cm
Width5,6 cm
StemLength5 cm
Weight123 gram
Characteristics
Pipe type manchetpijp
Pipe shape tsjiboek
Materialaardewerk (ceramiek)
Techniquegedraaid (pottenbakkersschijf), geplakt met kles
Colouroranjebruin
Finish engobe, gepolijst
Traces of use ongerookt
Production
ContintentAzië
Region InternationalZuidwest-Azië
CountryTurkije
Region NationalIstanbul (provincie)
CityIstanbul (?)
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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