Museum number:
| APM 17.930 |
Subcollection:
| wooden pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| smooth hexagonal |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van bruyère met buldogvorm ketel, zeskantig afgevlakte met facetten naar de filt, ronde onderzijde zonder hiel en dikke rechte tige. Ketel en steel donkerbruin gelakt. Tige links intaglio "BIG-BEN POPULAIR". Oorspronkelijk bruinzwart gevlekt recht hoornen roer met afgeplatte beet. |
Date:
| Period | 1960 - 1975 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.57 in (4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
| Length total | 3.94 in (10 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | hexagon |
| Material | briar (wood) |
| Technique | milled |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | buffalo horn (animal material) |
| Other colours | yellow-brown |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Region national | Limburg |
| Town | Roermond |
| Maker | Koninklijke Nederlandse Pijpenfabriek Elbert Gubbels & Zonen BV |
| Mark | "BIG-BEN POPULAIR" (intaglio, tige links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2006 |
| Provenance | Roermond, Elbert Gubbels |
| Roermond, Koninklijke Gubbels, incourante voorraad, 1994-2006 | |
| Roermond, Koninklijke Gubbels, toonkamer collectie, <1980-1994 |
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