Museum number:

APM 11.997

Subcollection:

etnografische pijpen

Title:

tabakspijp

Keyword:

geometric decoration, silver mountings

Description:

Tobacco pipe made of stoneware with bowl-shaped kettle with narrowed intermediate piece on a conic flat foot, without heel and ascending insertion stem. Bowl geometric decoration. Bowl and stem completely wrapped in driven silver. Foot around a copper ring.

Date:

Period 1850 - 1900


Dimensions:

BowlHeight5 cm
Width4,2 cm
StemLength11 cm
Characteristics
Pipe type insteekpijp
Pipe shape vaasvorm
Materialsteengoed (ceramiek)
Techniquegeperst
Colourgrijszwart
Other materialszilver (metaal)
Finish gemonteerd
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContintentAzië
Region InternationalZuidoost-Azië
CountryMyanmar (Birma)
EthnicityNyounge
Acquisition
Year 1990
Provenance Londen, veilinghuis Phillips, 1990, lot 291
Bramber, collectie Anthony Irving, House of Pipes, <1970-1989
Comments
Vgl. Alfred Dunhill, The Pipe Book, London, 1969, p 94, foto 99. Vergelijkbare stukken.
Literature
Benedict Goes, 25 eeuwen roken; De verwonderlijke vormgeving van de pijp. , 1993. p 74, foto. Dit exemplaar.
Benedict Goes, The Intriguing Design of Tobacco Pipes. Leiden, 1993. p 74, foto. Dit exemplaar.
Exhibition
Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994.
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, overloop, vitrine Azië, v.a. 2001.

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