Museum number:
| APM 15.657 |
Subcollection:
| pipes various materials |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| shell with valve cover |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van schelp met naturalistische figurale ketel, montage van klepdeksel en manchetschacht in messing. Oorspronkelijk houten roer met hoornen eindstuk waarin een kleine slap en knopenroer. Groen gevlochten borgkoordje met twee witte kraaltjes. Steeleind ophangkordje. |
Date:
| Period | 1820 - 1860 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.87 in (7.3 cm) |
| Width | 3.07 in (7.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.79 in (2 cm) |
| Length total | 24.02 in (61 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | shell (animal material) |
| Technique | mounted |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | buffalo horn (animal material), brass (metal), wood |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1999 |
| Provenance | Hertsberge, collectie Hugo Perquy, c. 1986-1999 |
| Parijs, Denise Corbier, c. 1986 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, 1999-2013. |
| Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, v.a. 2013. |
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