Museum number:
| APM 196e |
Subcollection:
| pipes various materials |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| corn cob, weightened bowl opening |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van maïskolf met cilindrische ketel met verdikte afgeronde filtrand, vlakke bodem, de steel op een derde van onder aangezet. Ketel buitenzijde met gips bestreken, gelakt en de bovenhelft bruinzwart gebrand, onderzijde intaglio stempel met zwart ingekleurd "MISSOURI ORIGINAL MEERSCHAUM", bamboe roer met zwart plastic mondstuk met afgeplat eind. |
Date:
| Period | 1965 - 1975 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.93 in (4.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Length total | 4.92 in (12.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | corncob (organic material) |
| Technique | turned (on a lathe) |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | bamboo (wood), plastic (synthetic material) |
| Other colours | black |
| Finish | gezwart, lak, transparant |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | North America |
| Country | United States |
| Region national | Missouri |
| Town | Washington, MO |
| Mark | "MISSOURI ORIGINAL MEERSCHAUM" (intaglio, ketel oz.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2003 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, Han Schellings, <1980-2003 |
| Amsterdam, Reguliersdwarsstraat, inventaris reparatieatelier |
Literature
| Don Duco, De maïskolfpijp, Missouri meerschaum of barnyard briar. Amsterdam, 2008. afb 11. Dit exemplaar. |
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