Museum number:
| APM 16.468 |
Subcollection:
| smokers' utensils |
Title:
| spark catcher |
Keyword:
| spark arrester shaped like a helmet |
Description:
| Pijpendop of vonkenvanger van zilver in de vorm van een militaire helm met kamvormige versiering, opengezaagde koepel en band met eikenblaadjes boven de kleine maanvormige klep. Zilvermerken. |
Date:
| Period | 1820 - 1880 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 1.85 in (4.7 cm) |
| Diameter | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
Characteristics
| Material | silver (metal) |
| Technique | chased / embossed |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | slijtage |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany |
| Region national | Baden-Wurttemberg |
| Town | Ulm (?) |
| Mark | zilvermerken (ingeslagen, rand) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Parijs, veilinghuis Nouveau Drouot, lot 140 |
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