Museum number:
| APM 9.068 |
Subcollection:
| ceramic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| mystery pipe, picture "KONING ALBERT" |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van gietklei met aan weerszijden afgeplatte billiardvorm ketel, zonder hiel en rechte insteeksteel. Ketel voorzijde onderglazuur transfer met borstbeeld koning Albert I in uniform met borstster en épauletten. Oorspronkelijke montage met metalen busje met ingeslagen "IVORA" en zwart houten roer. |
Date:
| Period | 1917 - 1925 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.54 in (3.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.02 in (2.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
| Length total | 4.33 in (11 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | billiard shape |
| Material | slip (ceramic) |
| Technique | slip cast |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | metal, wood |
| Finish | fritglazuur, transparant, transfer |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Region national | South Holland |
| Town | Gouda |
| Maker | Firma P. van der Want Gzn., Ivora |
| Trade number | 45 |
| Mark | "IVORA" (ingeslagen, busje) |
| Duco Merken (2003) | nr. 935 |
Acquisition
| Year | 1986 |
| Provenance | Monceau sur Sambre, Philippe Sottiaux |
| Brussel, collectie Jean Copin, <1960-1986 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Tropenmuseum, tentoonstelling "500 jaar tabakscultuur", 9 oktober 1992 - 9 oktober 1993. |
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