Museum number:
| APM 17.732 |
Subcollection:
| wooden pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust President Roosevelt |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van bruyère met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende rechte tige. Ketel borstbeeld president Roosevelt met colbertkraag en stropdas. Tige links intaglio "ROOSEVELT MADE IN HOLLAND" en tige rechts "RACINE DE BRUYERE". Oorspronkelijk zwart caoutchouc roer met afgeplat gebogen mondstuk. |
Date:
| Period | 1940 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.83 in (7.2 cm) |
| Width | 2.09 in (5.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.15 in (8 cm) |
| Length total | 6.5 in (16.5 cm) | |
| Weight | 79.5 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | briar (wood) |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | hardrubber (synthetic material) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Jura |
| Town | Saint-Claude |
| Maker | Grappin & Fils |
| Mark | "ROOSEVELT MADE IN HOLLAND" (intaglio, tige li.) "RACINE DE BRUYERE" (intaglio, tige re.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2005 |
| Provenance | Utrecht, nationale verzamelaarsjaarmarkt |
| Beverwijk, Zwarte Markt, 2003 |
Comments
| Het merk "RACINE DE BRUYERE" was eigendom van de fabrikant Grappin in Saint-Claude die ook veel voor de Belgische en Nederlandse markt gewerkt heeft. |
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