Museum number:
APM 1.680 |
Subcollection:
smokers' utensils |
Title:
tinder box |
Keyword:
"ANNO 1797", mother-of-pearl inlay work |
Description:
Tinder box of wood with barrel-shaped body with bands of brass adorned with concentric grooves. Center inlay made of twisted brass wire and mother-of-pearl of twice a pot with three leaves with three flowers. On the pot "ANNO" on one side and "1797" on the other. Brass rosette base in which a seven-pointed star is engraved surrounded by a double winding edge with dots of brass thread. Lid with button and winding thread. Brass chain from bottom to lid. |
Date:
Year | 1797 |
Dimensions:
General | Length | 3.07 in (7.8 cm) |
Diameter | 1.46 in (3.7 cm) |
Characteristics
Material | wood |
Technique | turned (on a lathe) |
Colour | brown, yellow |
Other materials | mother of pearl (organic material), brass (metal) |
Traces of use | slijtage |
Production
Continent | Europe |
Region international | Western Europe |
Country | The Netherlands |
Acquisition
Year | 1984 |
Provenance | Londen, Bermundsey antiquemarket |
Londen, antiekhandel, 1984 |
Literature
Ruud van der Neut, Toeback & toebehoren. Baarn, 2001. foto. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994. |
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 2, v.a. 2001. |
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