Museum number:
| APM 20.339 |
Subcollection:
| pipes various materials |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| brown to reddish marbled plastic |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van gegoten plastic met meerschuim binnenketel, bolvormige ketel met ronde onderzijde zonder hiel en korte rechte tige. Ketel en tige glanzende plastic in bruin met rood dooraderde houtstructuur. Tige onderzijde intaglio "BELGIUM". Oorspronkelijk zwart caoutchouc roer met op bovenzijde "HILSON FANTETTE" en afgeplatte licht gebogen beet met knoop. |
Date:
| Period | 1960 - 1970 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Length total | 4.92 in (12.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | bulbous |
| Material | phenolic resin (synthetic material) |
| Technique | milled |
| Colour | brownish red |
| Other materials | meerschaum (block) (stone), hardrubber (synthetic material) |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region national | Limburg (Belgian) |
| Town | Brée |
| Maker | Hilson |
| Mark | "BELGIUM" (intaglio, tige onderzijde) "HILSON FANTETTE" (intaglio, roer bovenzijde) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2010 |
| Provenance | Rotterdam, Arjen Post |
| Rotterdam, tabakswinkel, oude voorraad, <1980-2010 |
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