Museum number:
| APM 20.748 |
Subcollection:
| smokers' utensils |
Title:
| tinder box |
Keyword:
| fire steel, flint, wick |
Description:
Chatelaine with lighting attributes consisting of a silver chain with small hook on which an inconspicuous ring with three chains with a tinder box of twisted coquia nut with barrel shape with screw cap and buttons on the bottom and lid with a silver locking chain, a fire stroke on a silver holder in which an orange-yellow cotton wick and thirdly, a flint in a silver band also on a chain. |
Date:
| Period | 1800 - 1850 |
Dimensions:
| General | Length | 10.83 in (27.5 cm) |
| Other dimensions | Diameter doos: 3,8 cm | |
Characteristics
| Material | silver (metal) |
| Technique | turned (on a lathe) |
| Colour | brown, white |
| Other materials | flint (stone), wrought iron (metal), coquilla nut (organic material) |
| Traces of use | slijtage |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
Acquisition
| Year | 2011 |
| Provenance | Groningen, Niemeyer Tabaksmuseum, <1975-2011, nr 443 |
Exhibition
| Groningen, Niemeyer Tabaksmuseum, 1978-2010, winkeletage. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, tentoonstelling "Light your pipe", 19 december 2012 - 14 februari 2013. |
| 's-Hertogenbosch, Noordbrabants Museum, tentoonstelling "Uit verre landen, koffie, thee en andere koloniale waren", 5 juni 2015 - 13 september 2015. |
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