Museum number:
| APM 15.655 |
Subcollection:
| meerschaum pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| gilded metal pipe |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van meerschuim met metalen bekleding met zakvorm ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met verbredend eind. Meerschuim ketel verpakt in verguld metaal, zilveren klepdeksel en zilveren manchetring met borgoog. Zilvermerk ingeslagen in filtring. Oorspronkelijk glad houten roer met slap en hoornen eindstuk. |
Date:
| Period | 1840 - 1865 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.23 in (8.2 cm) |
| Width | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.74 in (9.5 cm) |
| Length total | 23.43 in (59.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | spherical |
| Material | meerschaum (block) (stone) |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | gold |
| Other materials | gold, silver (metal), buffalo horn (animal material), wood |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Central Europe |
| Country | Austria (?) |
| Mark | zilvermerk ET ? (ingeslagen, filtring) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1999 |
| Provenance | Hertsberge, collectie Hugo Perquy, c. 1989-1999 |
| Oostenrijk, antiekhandel, c. 1989 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, 1999-2013. |
| Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, v.a. 2013. |
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