Museum number:
APM 20.664 |
Subcollection:
meerschaum pipes |
Title:
tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
resting hunters, silver stem with snake |
Description:
Tobacco pipe of meerschaum with cylindrical bowl, outstanding bowl opening, lenticular bottom, ascending stem with disc-shaped stub. Bowl in relief two hunters resting against a tree, the right one sitting, the left one standing, a rifle at his feet, on the right some trees. Bowl underside in relief continuing on the stem underside in a drop-shaped field a bundle of flutes. Original mounting with silver cover ring surmounted by a domed clip cover with openwork Gothic tracery, silver stub plate with two silver hallmarks, engraved in the center a crown with "NO." and right "16". Original stem with conical straight shape covered with silver, a serpent winding in relief all around, white buffalo horn mouthpiece with flattened bite.". |
Date:
Period | 1840 - 1850 |
Dimensions:
General | Height | 4.57 in (11.6 cm) |
Bowl | Height | 3.39 in (8.6 cm) |
Width | 2.2 in (5.6 cm) | |
Stem | Length | 3.74 in (9.5 cm) |
Length total | 11.42 in (29 cm) |
Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
Pipe shape | cylindrical |
Material | meerschaum (block) (stone) |
Technique | carved |
Colour | yellow-brown |
Other materials | silver (metal), buffalo horn (animal material) |
Finish | gemonteerd |
Traces of use | gerookt |
Continent | Europe |
Region international | Central Europe |
Country | Austria |
Region national | Vienna (province) |
Town | Vienna |
Mark | MM in liggend ovaal (meesterteken, ingeslagen, manchetplaat) keurmerk + jaarcijfer 184. (ingeslagen manchetplaat) herkeur ? (filtring, ingeslagen) |
Year | 2011 |
Provenance | Groningen, Niemeyer Tabaksmuseum, 1966-2011, nr 415 |
Wenen, antiekhandelaar, 1966 | |
Hermanuv Mestec, <1966 |
Sigarenmerk Cogétama brengt c. 1970 een serie van 24 sigarenbanden met diverse pijpen, deze pijpenkop is er één van. |
Groningen, Niemeyer Tabaksmuseum, 1978-2010, verdieping. |
Mechelen, Centrum voor Speelgoed en Volkskunde, tentoonstelling "Hij die geen pijpje roken kan", 15 november 1985 - 15 oktober 1986. |
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