Museum number:
| APM 18.653 |
Subcollection:
| wooden pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| horse head with main frame |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van bruyère met figurale ketel, ronde onderzijde en oplopende lange licht gebogen afgeplatte tige. Ketel kop van een paard met hoofdgestel en glazen ogen, puntig borstbeeld. Oorspronkelijk crème buffelhoornen afgeplat roer met knoop. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.72 in (6.9 cm) |
| Width | 2.99 in (7.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.74 in (9.5 cm) |
| Length total | 5.51 in (14 cm) |
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 |
| Maker | Pipes Lacroix |
Acquisition
| Year | 2007 |
| Provenance | Saint-Claude, Gérard Lacroix |
| Saint-Claude, fabriek Lacroix, oude voorraad, <1950-2007 |
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