Museum number:
| APM 17.659 |
Subcollection:
| meerschaum pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| oval shape |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van meerschuim met hoge ovaalvorm ketel, korte vlakke hiel en rechte insteeksteel. Meerschuim, de onderhelft sterker gekleurd. Oorspronkelijke montage met hoornen roer met balvormige vochtsluis en lang algeplat hoornen roer met knopje. Borgkoordje om ketel en roer. |
Date:
| Period | 1850 - 1880 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.83 in (7.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
| Length total | 8.86 in (22.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval shape |
| Material | meerschaum (block) (stone) |
| Technique | turned (on a lathe) |
| Colour | yellow-brown |
| Other materials | buffalo horn (animal material) |
| Other colours | brown black |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2000 |
| Provenance | Hertsberge, collectie Hugo Perquy, c. 1988-2000 |
| Brugge, antiekhandel, c. 1988 |
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