Museum number:

APM 20.143

Subcollection:

wooden pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

silver band

Description:

Tabakspijp van bruyère met bolle billiard ketel, ronde onderzijde zonder hielmarkering en rechte tige. Ketel en tige gladgepolijst, de nerf neigt naar straight grain. Tige links intaglio "61011 DUNHILL ROOT BRIAR" en rechts "MADE IN ENGLAND17". Zilveren bandje met in ruit "AD" en "925". Oorspronkelijk zwart caoutchouc roer met afgeplat eind en beet, bovenzijde witte stip.

Date:

Year 1976


Dimensions:

BowlHeight1.85 in (4.7 cm)
Width1.73 in (4.4 cm)
StemLength2.17 in (5.5 cm)
Length total5.12 in (13 cm)
Characteristics
Pipe type insert pipe
Pipe shape billiard
Materialbriar (wood)
Techniquemilled
Colourbrown
Other materialssilver (metal), hardrubber (synthetic material)
Other coloursblack
Finish gepolijst
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryEngland
Region nationalLondon (district)
TownLondon
MakerAlfred Dunhill Pipes Limited
Mark "61011 DUNHILL ROOT BRIAR" (intaglio, tige li.)
"MADE IN ENGLAND17" (intaglio, tige re.)
Acquisition
Year 2009
Provenance Rotterdam, A. Groeneveld, 1979-2009, coll. nr. 19
Grindelwald, Diemer, september 1979, prijs Dfl. 738,-

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