Museum number:
| APM 2.994 |
Subcollection:
| wooden pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| smooth |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van bruyère met buldog ketel, ronde onderzijde zonder markering en rechte overhoekse tige met afgevlakte onderzijde. Ketel om dikste punt twee ingesnoerde concentrische ringen. Tige links intaglio "BLUE RIDGE MADE IN U.S.A.", tige rechts intaglio "117 IMPORTED BRIAR". Oorspronkelijk zwart caoutchouc roer met afgeplatte beet. |
Date:
| Period | 1970 - 1980 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.01 in (5.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.85 in (4.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.15 in (8 cm) |
| Length total | 5.51 in (14 cm) | |
| Weight | 52.5 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | bulldog |
| Material | briar (wood) |
| Technique | milled |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Other materials | hardrubber (synthetic material) |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | North America |
| Country | United States |
| Region national | North Carolina |
| Town | Sparta |
| Maker | Blue Ridge |
| Trade number | 117 |
| Mark | "BLUE RIDGE MADE IN U.S.A." (intaglio, tige links) "117 IMPORTED BRIAR" (intaglio, tige rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1999 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, Lodewijk Houthakker, c. 1980-1999 |
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