Museum number:
APM 17.757 |
Subcollection:
wooden pipes |
Title:
tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
head turk with mustache and beard |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of wood with beaker-shaped figural bowl, without heel and curved ascending stem slightly widening towards the end. Bowl head of a Turk type with thin moustache and short beard with locks, back of head shell motif. Stem granulated with elongated leaf motif along the bottom and top edge. Mounting with silver valve cover with narrow twisted rim and flat top on which a six-pointed star, radial rays with sawn edge for air supply, crescent moon above simple clamping spring. Stem end silver stub plate with stem holder with locking eye. Original dark buffalo horn stem with thickened middle part with flutes, detached at the top, disc shape with sling edge and flattened bite. Original silver locking chain. |
Date:
Period | 1820 - 1855 |
Dimensions:
Bowl | Height | 2.87 in (7.3 cm) |
Width | 1.93 in (4.9 cm) | |
Stem | Length | 2.76 in (7 cm) |
Length total | 11.61 in (29.5 cm) |
Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
Pipe shape | figural |
Material | wood |
Technique | carved |
Colour | dark brown |
Other materials | silver (metal), buffalo horn (animal material) |
Traces of use | gerookt |
Continent | Europe |
Region international | Western Europe |
Country | Germany |
Region national | Thuringia |
Town | Ruhla (?) |
Year | 2005 |
Provenance | Brussel, antiekwinkel rue Rollebeek |
Brussel, particulier bezit, <1990-2001 |
Don Duco, Aanwinsten voor het Pijpenkabinet. AmsterdamNieuwsbrief Pijpenkabinet, 3/4, 2006. afb 2. Dit exemplaar. |
De Rijp, Museum In 't Houten Huis, tentoonstelling "In rook vervlogen, vier eeuwen tabaksgebruik", 6 augustus - 19 november 2006. Ook op affiche afbebeeld. |
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, 2007-2013. |
Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, v.a. 2013. |
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