Museum number:
| APM 20.761 |
Subcollection:
| smokers' utensils |
Title:
| snuff spoon |
Keyword:
| mini with twisted stem |
Description:
| Snuiflepel van ivoor van klein formaat met rechte steel en klein lepelblad. De steel gedraaid met balletjes en ovaalvormen met ingesnoerde ringen, de lepel met een ovale puntbak. |
Date:
| Period | 1850 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| General | Width | 0.28 in (0.7 cm) |
| Length | 2.01 in (5.1 cm) | |
| Diameter | 0.24 in (0.6 cm) |
Characteristics
| Material | ivory (animal material) |
| Technique | turned (on a lathe) |
| Colour | yellowish white |
| Traces of use | slijtage |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2011 |
| Provenance | Groningen, Niemeyer Tabaksmuseum, <1985-2011, nr 224 |
Exhibition
| Hattem, Streekmuseum Voermanhuis, tentoonstelling "Tabak", 30 mei 1987 - 29 augustus 1987. |
| Mannheim, Städt. Reiss-Museum, tentoonstelling "Tabak", 27 september 1987 - 31 december 1987. |
| Amsterdam Pipe Museum, tentoonstelling "Cultuur snuiven, de geheimen van snuiftabak", 27 augustus - 10 december 2016. |
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