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:
| Bowl | Height | 5 cm |
| Width | 4,2 cm | |
| Stem | Length | 11 cm |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insteekpijp |
| Pipe shape | vaasvorm |
| Material | steengoed (ceramiek) |
| Technique | geperst |
| Colour | grijszwart |
| Other materials | zilver (metaal) |
| Finish | gemonteerd |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Contintent | Azië |
| Region International | Zuidoost-Azië |
| Country | Myanmar (Birma) |
| Ethnicity | Nyounge |
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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