Museum number:

APM 20.464

Subcollection:

meerschaum pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

cameo with imperial portrait

Description:

Tobacco pipe made of meerschaum with a cylindrical bowl without bowl rim, a lens-shaped underside with a central button shape and a rising stem widening to the end. Bowl front carved part of the coat of arms of Emperor French I of Austria consisting of a crowned oval shield crowned by the chain of the Golden Fleece (the lamb broken off) and held by standing crowned birds with wings spread. Shield filled in with a blue jasperware plaque on which a profile portrait of Frans I (II) turned to the left, mounted in a narrow silver frame. Bowl bottom wreath with oak leaves, stem along the underside leafwork. Original mounting with silver clamping lid in the shape of a large crown, silver stem cover with stem holder and locking ring. Bowl opening silver marks with year letter for 1824 and maker's initials "P?".

Date:

Year 1824


Dimensions:

GeneralHeight5.79 in (14.7 cm)
BowlHeight3.62 in (9.2 cm)
Width2.17 in (5.5 cm)
StemLength3.74 in (9.5 cm)
Characteristics
Pipe type stub stemmed pipe
Pipe shape cylindrical
Materialmeerschaum (block) (stone)
Techniquecarved
Colourbrown
Other materialssilver (metal), stoneware (ceramic)
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalCentral Europe
CountryAustria
Region nationalVienna (province)
TownVienna (?)
Mark zilvermerken (ingeslagen, filtrand)
Acquisition
Year 2011
Provenance Parijs, Daniël Beck
Duitsland, collectie Horst Reichert, 2010

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