Museum number:
| APM 19.896 |
Subcollection:
| meerschaum pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| block-shaped pipe bowl |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van meerschuim met blokvormige ketel, vlakke onderzijde zonder hiel en manchet in de ketel geincorpioreerd. Onversierde kubieke vorm met de randen afgeschuind. Oorspronkelijke montage met lang recht houten roer met buffelhoornen eindstuk, bruine slap en zwarte knopenbeet. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| General | Length | 25.39 in (64.5 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 2.05 in (5.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.73 in (4.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.59 in (1.5 cm) |
| Length total | 23.82 in (60.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cube |
| Material | block meerschaum (stone) |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | yellowish white |
| Other materials | buffalo horn (animal material), wood |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | North Europe |
| Country | Sweden (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2009 |
| Provenance | Thiers, veilinghuis Piasa, lot 65 |
| Parijs, collectie Musée de la Seita, 1977-2009, coll. nr J1305 | |
| Marseille, collectie Eugène Jance, <1970-1977 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Fabels en feiten over de meerschuim pijp. Amsterdam, 2009. afb 44. Dit exemplaar. |
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