Museum number:
| APM 15.472 |
Subcollection:
| meerschaum pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| three naked women |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of meerschaum, so-called table pipe with vase-shaped bowl with a base of grunts surrounded by three naked women making a round dance, joined together, against a background of shrubs with flowers. Wooden foot blackened with at the bottom moisture lock with ivory knob. Flexible stem with buffalo horn mouthpiece. |
Date:
| Period | 1840 - 1860 |
Dimensions:
| General | Diameter | 4.53 in (11.5 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 6.1 in (15.5 cm) |
| Width | 2.13 in (5.4 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | meerschaum (block) (stone) |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | brown tones |
| Other materials | fabric (fabric), buffalo horn (animal material), wood |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Central Europe |
| Country | Austria |
| Region national | Vienna (province) |
| Town | Vienna |
Acquisition
| Year | 1999 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, collectie Lodewijk Houthakker, 1980-1999 |
| Londen, Christie's South Kensington, 14 oktober 1980, lot 58 (afgebeeld). Opbrengst hamerprijs 600 pond (Dfl. 2.440,-). | |
| Amsterdam, kunstzalen A. Vecht, 1961-1980 |
Comments
| Stichting Pijpenkabinet, ansichtkaart, 1998. |
Literature
| Christie's, Sale of a fine Collection of Meerschaum Pipes and related Material, property of a Collector. London, 1980. p 6, lot 58. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, 1999-2013. |
| Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, v.a. 2013. |
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