Museum number:
| APM 19.070 |
Subcollection:
| wooden pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| case with pipe |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van bruyère met billiard ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel. Gladgepolijst oppervlak. Tige links intaglio "BBB" in ruit. Montage met zilveren busje met intaglio driemaal letter "B" in ruit, eronder "AF & Co" en zilvermerken met links anker voor Birmingham, midden lopende leeuw en rechts jaarletter I (1910-1911). Bijbehorend foedraal bekleed met groen leer met suedine binnenzijde compleet met buffelhoornen mondstuk, binnenzijde deksel goudpreeg "BBB" in ruit. |
Date:
| Period | 1910 - 1911 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.73 in (4.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
| Length total | 4.72 in (12 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | billiard |
| Material | briar (wood) |
| Technique | milled |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | silver (metal), buffalo horn, leather (animal material), fabric (fabric), wood |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | London (district) |
| Town | London |
| Maker #1 | BBB |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | Essex |
| Town | Leigh on Sea |
| Maker #2 | Adolph Frankau |
| Mark | "BBB" (intaglio, tige links) "B", "AF & Co" (ingeslagen, busje) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2007 |
| Provenance | Utrecht, nationale verzamelaarsjaarmarkt |
| Bunnik, particulier bezit, c. 1964-2007 |
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