Museum number:
| APM 15.653 |
Subcollection:
| meerschaum pipes |
Title:
| cigar pipe |
Keyword:
| plain |
Description:
| Sigarenhouder van meerschuim met ovale ketel, hiel en rechte steel. Onversierd. Oorspronkelijk lang recht barnstenen mondstuk. Bijbehorend foedraal van hout met zwart leren buitenzijde en inwendig paarse fluweel met goudbies en witte zijde waarin blauw stempel met "FABT. DE PIPES FR. RABE, B.D. EPERONNIERS 14 BRUXELLES". |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.28 in (5.8 cm) |
| Width | 0.75 in (1.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.15 in (8 cm) |
| Length total | 5.91 in (15 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval |
| Material | block meerschaum (stone) |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | ivory yellow |
| Other materials | amber (stone), leather (animal material), fabric (fabric), wood |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Belgium |
| Town | Brussels (?) |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Belgium |
| Town | Brussels |
| Maker #1 | Fr. Rabe (pipe shop) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1999 |
| Provenance | Hertsberge, collectie Hugo Perquy, 1983-1999 |
| Brussel, antiekhandel, 1983 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Fabels en feiten over de meerschuim pijp. Amsterdam, 2009. afb 54. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, 1999-2013. |
| Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, v.a. 2013. |
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