Museum number:
| APM 19.809 |
Subcollection:
| etnografische pijpen |
Title:
| tabakspijp |
Keyword:
| long pipe |
Description:
| Tobacco pipe of white metal with bowl-shaped bowl standing on straight short stem with square angle over stem with a square body between two concentric discs. On the four flat parts blackened twice with copper a stylized bat or another motif. Original bamboo stem with three knots, adorned with burned motifs of longitudinal lines interspersed with concentric bands with meander-like rings and stylized leaves. White metal mouthpiece with the same four flat parts with inlay and thin mouthpiece with a button. |
Date:
| Period | 1800 - 1860 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2,7 cm |
| Width | 2,5 cm | |
| Stem | Length | 3 cm |
| Length total | 68 cm |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | manchetpijp |
| Pipe shape | komvorm |
| Material | witmetaal (metaal) |
| Technique | gesmeed |
| Colour | geoxideerd |
| Other materials | bamboe (hout) |
| Finish | inleg, zwart |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Contintent | Azië |
| Region International | Oost-Azië |
| Country | China |
Acquisition
| Year | 2009 |
| Provenance | Parijs, Piasa, veilinghuis Nouveau Drouot, lot 139 |
| Parijs, collectie Musée de la Seita, 1990-2009, coll nr 1200 | |
| Londen, veilinghuis Phillips, 04-12-1990 | |
| Bramber, collectie Anthony Irving, House of Pipes, <1970-1989 |
Literature
| Anoniem, Collection Musée de la Seita, Objets du tabac et de ses usages. Parijs, 2009. p 21, nr 139. (Afgebeeld in een groep) Lot de huit longues pipes chinoises, fourneau en métal. 150/200 euro. |
| Don Duco, Het Parijse museum van de Seita. AmsterdamNieuwsbrief Pijpenkabinet, 6/12, 2009. Dit exemplaar. |
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