Museum number:
| APM 17.554 |
Subcollection:
| wooden pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head elephant |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van bruyère met figurale ketel, ronde onderzijde zonder markering en oplopende rechte tige. Ketel handgesneden ondersteboven kop van een olifant met de slurf als steel, ogen zwart ingevuld, ketel weerszijden ivoren slagtanden. Zilveren tigebandje. Oorspronkelijke montage met bruin acryl roer in de vorm van de slurf. |
Date:
| Period | 1976 - 1984 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.24 in (5.7 cm) |
| Width | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.56 in (6.5 cm) |
| Length total | 5.31 in (13.5 cm) | |
| Weight | 85.5 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | briar (wood) |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | acrylic (synthetic material), ivory (animal material) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | North America |
| Country | United States |
| Region national | Pennsylvania |
| Town | Pittsburgh |
| Maker | Stan Richards |
Acquisition
| Year | 2005 |
| Provenance | Whitestone, New York, collectie Allan Kaye, <1984-2005 |
Comments
| Steel door Aaron Beck, werkzaam in New York en Fort Lauderdale (overleden 1984). |
Exhibition
| De Rijp, Museum In 't Houten Huis, tentoonstelling "In rook vervlogen, vier eeuwen tabaksgebruik", 6 augustus - 19 november 2006. |
If you have any comments, suggestions or additions, click here to send us an email