Museum number:
| APM 17.065 |
Subcollection:
| meerschaum pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| horse head |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van meerschuim met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende insteeksteel. Ketel kop van een paard met geopende bek en lange manen. Steeleind nikkel bandje en lang rood gebogen kunststof roer. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.15 in (8 cm) |
| Width | 3.11 in (7.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.74 in (9.5 cm) |
| Length total | 8.66 in (22 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | meerschaum (block) (stone) |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | yellow-brown |
| Other materials | nickel (metal), synthetic material |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Central Europe |
| Country | Austria |
| Region national | Vienna (province) |
| Town | Vienna (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2003 |
| Provenance | Utrecht, Douwe Egberts Pijpenkamer, 1963-2003, nr 177 |
| Zeist, G. de Kruijff, antiquair, 1960-1963 | |
| Zeist, collectie Henk van der Hoef, <1950-1960 |
Exhibition
| Utrecht, Douwe Egberts Pijpenkamer, permanente presentatie, grote vitrine, c. 1970-c. 1995. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, 2003-2013. |
| Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, v.a. 2013. |
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