Museum number:
| APM 17.103 |
Subcollection:
| smokers' utensils |
Title:
| pipe case |
Keyword:
| lying lion |
Description:
Pipe case or pipe box of palm wood with sliding lid, representing a lion lying down, the head the space for the pipe bowl, the body seves for the pipe stem, the front legs extended, the tail along the top, two balls in between, stem end stylized leaf motif with curl, engraved underside leaves, in an oval cartouche owners initials " JA ". |
Date:
| Period | 1700 - 1730 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.09 in (5.3 cm) |
| Length | 8.54 in (21.7 cm) |
Characteristics
| Material | boxwood (wood) |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | brown |
| Traces of use | slijtage |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
Acquisition
| Year | 2003 |
| Provenance | Utrecht, Bart Lankhorst, Douwe Egberts |
| Utrecht, Douwe Egberts Pijpenkamer, 1985-2003, nr V2599 | |
| Amsterdam, P. Mulder, 1975-1985, prijs Dfl. 1.650,- |
Comments
| De doorboring in de leeuwenkop wekt de indruk dat deze foedraal in principe met een koordje aan de ceintuur kon worden gehangen. |
Literature
| Peter Roggeveen, 'Toebak suyghen', De tabakspijp, een eeuwen-oud en boeiend verzamelobject. StadskanaalVerzamelkrant, X/94, 1994. p 8. Dit exemplaar. Bijschrift: Pijpehuis (of foedraal) Nederland 17e eeuw. |
Exhibition
| Utrecht, Douwe Egberts Pijpenkamer, permanente presentatie, c. 1985-c. 1995. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 2, v.a. 2003. |
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