Museum number:
| APM 16.855a |
Subcollection:
| wooden pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| pipe in case |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van bruyère met hoge billiardvorm ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel. Onversierd. Roer links merk WDC in driehoek met "HAND MADE". Oranjekleurig barnstenen roer met afgeplat steeleind. Oorspronkelijk rood leren foedraal met inwendig groene fluweel en merk "WDC" in driehoek met "OWN MAKE", foedraal buitenzijde etiket met "108". |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.52 in (6.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.36 in (6 cm) |
| Length total | 6.3 in (16 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | billiard shape |
| Material | briar (wood) |
| Technique | milled |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | amber (stone), leather (animal material), fabric (fabric), wood |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | North America |
| Country | United States |
| Region national | New York (state) |
| Town | New York |
| Maker | William Demuth & Company |
| Mark | WDC in driehoek + "HAND MADE" (intaglio, tige links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Wenen, Wiener Kunst Auktionen, lot 963 |
| Wenen, Austria Tabak Museum, 1992-2002 | |
| Richmond Va., Valentine Museum, 1957-1992 | |
| American Tobacco Company, Half and Half collection, 1940-1957 | |
| New-York, D.A. Schulte, Schulte Cigar Stores, 1925-1940 | |
| New-York, collectie William Demuth & Company, <1910-1925 |
Exhibition
| Wenen, Austria Tabak Museum, permanente presentatie, vitrine bruyère pijpen, <1985-2000. |
| 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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