Museum number:
| APM 11.412 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| floral motifs |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of earthenware with an oval downwards slightly weighted bowl, without heel and thick stem ending in a small finely ribbed knot. Bowl around wide web of stamped stylized flowers. Stem stamped floral motifs that spring from a milling. Polished iron slip with gilding. |
Date:
| Period | 1850 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.05 in (5.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.13 in (10.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | thrown (potters' wheel) |
| Colour | red |
| Finish | ijzerengobe, verguld |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Asia |
| Region international | Western Asia |
| Country | Turkey |
| Region national | Istanbul (province) |
| Town | Istanbul |
| Mark | Arabische letters (stempel, ketel onderzijde) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Londen, veilinghuis Phillips, lot 93 |
| Londen, collectie Francis George Shillitoe (1911-1979) |
Literature
| Benedict Goes, 25 eeuwen roken; De verwonderlijke vormgeving van de pijp. , 1993. p 65, foto. Dit exemplaar. |
| Benedict Goes, The Intriguing Design of Tobacco Pipes. Leiden, 1993. p 65, foto. Dit exemplaar. |
| Don Duco, The ubiquitos clay pipe. ParisThe Pipe Year Book 2001, /, 2001. p 55. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine etnografie, maart 1990 - 31 december 1993. |
| Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 9, v.a. 2001. |
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