Museum number:
| APM 18.157 |
Subcollection:
| meerschaum pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| pressed meerschaum with calcine finish |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van meerschuim met grote cilindrische ketel, ronde onderzijde zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel en steel uitwendig licht gevlekte structuur, de bovenrand bruinzwart gebrand. |
Date:
| Period | 1895 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.31 in (8.4 cm) |
| Width | 2.44 in (6.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.95 in (7.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | meerschaum (block) (stone) |
| Technique | pressed |
| Colour | yellow-brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany |
| Region national | Thuringia |
| Town | Ruhla |
| Maker | Ziegler (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2006 |
| Provenance | Londen, Peter Tilley |
| Londen, Alfred Dunhill Pipes Limited, 1952-2006 | |
| Londen, Alfred Dunhill, <1940-1952, nr E72 |
Comments
| Dit is de tegenhanger van de populaire eierkop uit die periode die nog aardt naar de Hongaar maar in feite een nieuw model is. |
Literature
| Don Duco, Fabels en feiten over de meerschuim pijp. Amsterdam, 2009. afb 37. Dit exemplaar. |
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