Museum number:
| APM 10.533 |
Subcollection:
| wooden pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| polished |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van bruyère met buldog ketel, ronde onderzijde overgaand in een overhoekse tige. Gepolijste rode afwerking. Steel intaglio links "488 DUNHILL BRUYERE" en rechts "MADE IN ENGLAND15". Oorspronkelijk zwart caoutchouc roer met witte stip links en gebogen eindstuk met afgeplatte beet. |
Date:
| Year | 1975 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.54 in (3.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Length total | 4.53 in (11.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | bulldog |
| Material | briar (wood) |
| Technique | milled |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Other materials | hardrubber (synthetic material) |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | London (district) |
| Town | London |
| Maker | Alfred Dunhill Pipes Limited |
| Trade number | 488 |
| Mark | "488 DUNHILL BRUYERE" (intaglio, tige links) "MADE IN ENGLAND 15" (intaglio, tige rechts) witte stip (ingelaten, roer bovenzijde) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1987 |
| Provenance | Groningen, partculier bezit, 1976-1987 |
| Groningen, tabakswinkel Homan, 1976 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, bruyèrelade, februari 2003 - februari 2013. |
| Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, bruyèrelade v.a. 2013. |
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