Museum number:
| APM 489 |
Subcollection:
| wooden pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust Beethoven |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van bruyère met figurale ketel, ronde onderzijde en oplopende tige. Ketel borstbeeld Ludwig von Beethoven met borstbeeld met smalle kraag. Tige intaglio "BRUYERE SUPERIEURE WALLY FRANK LTD". Tigeeind zilveren bandje met "STERLING". Oorspronkelijk acryl roer in barnsteenkleur met knopen en gebogen afgeplatte beet. |
Date:
| Period | 1975 - 1985 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.4 in (6.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.89 in (4.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.56 in (6.5 cm) |
| Length total | 5.91 in (15 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | briar (wood) |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | acrylic (synthetic material), metal |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Jura |
| Town | Saint-Claude |
| Continent | North America |
| Country | United States |
| Region national | New York (state) |
| Town | New York |
| Maker #1 | Wally Frank Ltd. (wholesaler) |
| Mark | "BRUYERE SUPERIEURE WALLY FRANK LTD" (intaglio, tige) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Whitestone, New York, collectie Allan Kaye, <1985-2002 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, bruyèrelade, februari 2003 - februari 2013. |
| Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, bruyèrelade v.a. 2013. |
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