Museum number:
| APM 20.342 |
Subcollection:
| pipes various materials |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| red plastic with black veins |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van gegoten plastic met meerschuim binnenketel, Londen ketel met ronde onderzijde zonder hiel en rechte tige. Ketel en tige glanzende plastic in rood met grijszwart dooraderde marmerstructuur. Tige onderzijde intaglio "MADE IN BELGIUM", tweemaal gestempeld, de tweede ondersteboven over de eerste. Oorspronkelijk zwart caoutchouc roer met links "HILSON FANTASIA" en afgeplatte beet met knoop. |
Date:
| Period | 1960 - 1970 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Length total | 4.33 in (11 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | London |
| Material | phenolic resin (synthetic material) |
| Technique | milled |
| Colour | red, black marbled |
| 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 | "HILSON FANTASIA" (intaglio, roer links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2010 |
| Provenance | Rotterdam, Arjen Post |
| Rotterdam, tabakswinkel, oude voorraad, <1980-2010 |
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