Museum number:
APM 20.636 |
Subcollection:
wooden pipes |
Title:
tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
flutes, fine mother-of-pearl inlay |
Description:
Wooden tobacco pipe with trumpet-shaped bowl on a weighted base, round bottom and ascending stem with stub. Bowl bottom in relief seven flutes. Bowl and stem inlaid with small pieces of mother-of-pearl in geometric patterns, bowl front two standing warriors holding a coat of arms with helmet, bowl sides a stylized double-headed eagle, stem two double-headed eagles on both sides. Bowl lined internally with sheet iron. Original mounting with helmet-shaped silver lid with four plumes with a red cut stone in the center, the side of the lid as a visor holder, also a red stone in the mount. Stub plate with stem holder and small silver eyelet. |
Date:
Period | 1835 - 1855 |
Dimensions:
General | Height | 4.61 in (11.7 cm) |
Bowl | Height | 2.76 in (7 cm) |
Width | 1.81 in (4.6 cm) | |
Stem | Length | 2.76 in (7 cm) |
Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
Pipe shape | bag shape |
Material | wood |
Technique | carved |
Colour | brown |
Other materials | mother of pearl (organic material), silver, iron (metal) |
Finish | inlegwerk, gemonteerd |
Traces of use | gerookt |
Continent | Europe |
Region international | Eastern Europe |
Country | Hungary (?) |
Year | 2011 |
Provenance | Groningen, Niemeyer Tabaksmuseum, <1975-2011, nr AA495 |
Rotterdam-Overschie, collectie A. Kluchert |
Vgl. APM 22.396 vergelijkbaar voorwerp maar verfijnder van inlegwerk. Sigarenmerk Cogétama brengt c. 1970 een serie van 24 sigarenbanden met diverse pijpen, deze pijpenkop is er één van. |
Parijs, Bazar de l'Hôtel de Ville, tentoonstelling "Les 50 pipes les plus extraordinaires de la célèbre collection Niemeyer", 1 oktober - 20 november 1966. |
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