Museum number:

APM 18.512

Subcollection:

wooden pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

carved Edelweiss and leaves

Description:

Tabakspijp van bruyère met lage komvormige ketel, bovenzijde vierzijdig afgesnuind, zonder hiel en zware rechte tige. Ketel ingesneden onder-voorzijde Edelweiss omgeven door bladeren, tige links op rechthoekig tekstscshild intaglio "BRUYERE GARANTIE". Oorspronkelijke montage met zwart catouchouc roer met afgeplatte beet.

Date:

Period 1910 - 1940


Dimensions:

BowlHeight1.38 in (3.5 cm)
Width1.65 in (4.2 cm)
StemLength1.77 in (4.5 cm)
Length total4.33 in (11 cm)
Weight43 gram
Characteristics
Pipe type insert pipe
Pipe shape bowl shape
Materialbriar (wood)
Techniquemilled
Colourbrown
Other materialshardrubber (synthetic material)
Other coloursblack
Finish gesneden
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryFrance
Region nationalJura
TownSaint-Claude
Mark "BRUYERE GARANTIE" (intaglio, tige li.)
Acquisition
Year 2007
Provenance Tongeren, antiekmarkt
Aken, particulier bezit, <1995-2007

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