Museum number:
| APM 20.630 |
Subcollection:
| wooden pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| large size with coat of arms |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of wood with a large Ulm shape with a round underside and winding stem widening in a stub shape. Bowl front crowned Bavarian electoral coat of arms with four-parted shield with two standing lions and shaded fields, in the center a heart shield, the sides decorated with leafwork against a brushed fond, the back of the Habsburg coat of arms. Mounted with later silver bowl ring and original stem plate with stem holder. |
Date:
| Period | 1760 - 1790 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 7.48 in (19 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 7.48 in (19 cm) |
| Width | 2.76 in (7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 8.27 in (21 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | Ulm |
| Material | burl (wood) |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | dark brown |
| Other materials | silver (metal) |
| Finish | gemonteerd |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany |
| Region national | Baden-Wurttemberg |
| Town | Ulm |
Acquisition
| Year | 2011 |
| Provenance | Groningen, Niemeyer Tabaksmuseum, <1975-2011, zonder nummer |
| Rotterdam-Overschie, collectie A. Kluchert |
Literature
| Georg A. Brongers, 60 pijpen uit de collectie van het Niemeyer Nederlands Tabacologisch Museum. Groningen, 1981. p 50. Dit exemplaar. Bijschrift: Rijk besneden, met wapens verluchte Ulmerpijp, Duitsland, 18e eeuw. |
| Don Duco, Ulmer Kloben, een Schwäbische vinding. Amsterdam, 2017. afb 16. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Zwolle, Provinciaal Overijssels Museum, tentoonstelling "Van Gouwenaar tot bruyèrepijp, het tabaksgebruik in Nederland 1600-1900", 1 december 1979 - 20 januari 1980. |
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