Museum number:
| APM 17.753 |
Subcollection:
| wooden pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| skull |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van bruyère met figurale ketel, ronde onderzijde zonder hiel en oplopende tige. Ketel schedel met gebit waaraan enkele tanden ontbreken. Tige links intaglio "DEPOSE", "LLP" in ruit en "BRUYERE VERITABLE". Oorspronkelijke montage met gebogen buffelhoornen roer. |
Date:
| Period | 1910 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.01 in (5.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.85 in (4.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.56 in (6.5 cm) |
| Length total | 5.51 in (14 cm) | |
| Weight | 55 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | briar (wood) |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | buffalo horn (animal material) |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Jura |
| Town | Saint-Claude |
| Mark | LLP in ruit (intaglio, tige li.) "BRUYERE VERITABLE" (intaglio, tige li.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2005 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, veilinghuis Sotheby's, lot 332 |
| Zürich, villa Sumatra, Angele Maggi Spaulding, <1990-2005 |
Exhibition
| De Rijp, Museum In 't Houten Huis, tentoonstelling "In rook vervlogen, vier eeuwen tabaksgebruik", 6 augustus - 19 november 2006. Ook op affiche afgebeeld. |
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