Museum number:
| APM 8.884 |
Subcollection:
| ceramic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head Paul Krüger, mystery pipe |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van gietklei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met gladde manchet. Ketel Paul Krüger met korte baard en hoge hoed. Oorspronkelijk weichselhouten roer met hoornen spits. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1905 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.44 in (6.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.61 in (4.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Length total | 6.89 in (17.5 cm) | |
| Weight | 66 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | slip (ceramic) |
| Technique | slip cast |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | buffalo horn (animal material), cherrywood (wood) |
| Finish | fritglazuur, transparant |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Region national | South Holland |
| Town | Gouda |
| Maker | Van der Want & Barras, Hollandia |
| Trade number | 14 |
Acquisition
| Year | 1985 |
| Provenance | Maastricht, antiquair Seldis |
| 's-Hertogenbosch, antiekhandel, 1985 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Tropenmuseum, tentoonstelling "500 jaar tabakscultuur", 9 oktober 1992 - 9 oktober 1993. |
| 's-Hertogenbosch, Noordbrabants Museum, tentoonstelling "Uit verre landen, koffie, thee en andere koloniale waren", 5 juni 2015 - 13 september 2015. |
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