Museum number:
| APM 3.004 |
Subcollection:
| pipes various materials |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| cork covering |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van hout met kurk bekleed, billiard ketel, ronde onderzijde zonder hiel en rechte tige. Tige links zilverpreeg "ALCORIT" in liggend ovaal. Oorspronkelijk zwart caoutchouc roer met afgeplat steeleind. |
Date:
| Period | 1930 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Width | 1.57 in (4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Length total | 4.72 in (12 cm) | |
| Weight | 41.5 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | billiard |
| Material | wood |
| Technique | turned (on a lathe) |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | hardrubber (synthetic material), cork (wood) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France (?) |
| Mark | "ALCORIT" (intaglio, tige links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2000 |
| Provenance | Hertsberge, collectie Hugo Perquy, c. 1985-2000 |
| Brussel, antiekhandel, c. 1985 |
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