Museum number:
| APM 18.788 |
Subcollection:
| meerschaum pipes |
Title:
| cigar pipe |
Keyword:
| bust tsar |
Description:
| Sigarenhouder van meerschuim met figurale ketel, ronde onderzijde zonder hiel en oplopende insteeksteel. Ketel gesneden borstbeeld tsaar Alexander III met snor en baard, platte militaire pet op het hoofd. Imitatie barnstenen roer met knoop. |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.28 in (5.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Length total | 4.13 in (10.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | block meerschaum (stone) |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | amber (stone) |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Central Europe |
| Country | Austria |
| Region national | Vienna (province) |
| Town | Vienna (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2007 |
| Provenance | Utrecht, rommelmarkt Veemarkthallen |
| Bussum, particulier bezit, <1995-2007 |
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