Museum number:

APM 20.746

Subcollection:

smokers' utensils

Title:

pipe case

Keyword:

walking stick with pipe box

Description:

Walking stick with tubular body with long straight shape on top oblique oval-shaped button consisting of a lid with brass clasp behind which space for a clay pipe with a maximum of 30 centimeters of stem length. Unadorned, the hinge with a highly stylized flower and tree-shaped motif sawn on both sides, closure with brass plate with two engraved crosses and simple push button, bottom end with long brass protective sleeve, inside a stamped square forged nail.

Date:

Period 1770 - 1830


Dimensions:

GeneralWidth3.35 in (8.5 cm)
Length46.46 in (118 cm)
Diameter0.98 in (2.5 cm)
Characteristics
Materialwood
Techniquecarved
Colourbrown
Other materialsbrass (metal)
Traces of use slijtage
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryThe Netherlands
Acquisition
Year 2011
Provenance Groningen, Niemeyer Tabaksmuseum, 1987-2011, nr 265 (oud nr 754)
Brussel, antiekhandel, 1987, prijs Dfl. 475,-
Exhibition
Groningen, Niemeyer Tabaksmuseum, 1987-2010, verdieping.

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