Museum number:
| APM 196b |
Subcollection:
| pipes various materials |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| corn cob |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van maiskolf met cilindrische ketel met vlakke bodem, aan de zij aangezette rechte houten tige. Maiskolf ketel aan de buitenzijde ruw. Tige bedrukt met een maiskolfstructuur. Oorspronkelijk transparant oranjegeel mondstuk met afgeplatte beet. |
Date:
| Period | 1960 - 1975 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.22 in (3.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.06 in (2.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Length total | 2.56 in (6.5 cm) | |
| Weight | 13 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | corncob (organic material) |
| Technique | turned (on a lathe) |
| Colour | yellow-brown |
| Other materials | plastic (synthetic material), wood |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | North America |
| Country | United States |
| Region national | Missouri |
| Town | Washington, MO |
Acquisition
| Year | 2004 |
| Provenance | Wassenaar, Lodewijk Sillevis Smitt, c. 1975-2004 |
| Londen, tabakswinkel, c. 1975 |
Literature
| Don Duco, De maïskolfpijp, Missouri meerschaum of barnyard briar. Amsterdam, 2008. afb 7. Dit exemplaar. |
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