Museum number:
| APM 21.855 |
Subcollection:
| smokers' utensils |
Title:
| pipe cleaner |
Keyword:
| dog (keeshond) in doghouse |
Description:
Pipe cleaner or pipe scraper of silver with straight twisted pin with figurative top. Crowning a doghouse with engraving stitches on the outside, a flap on the front that when opened shows a little keeshond. Pen and flap doghouse silver tax mark dolphin in triangle. |
Date:
| Period | 1785 - 1790 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 3.15 in (8 cm) |
| Width | 0.63 in (1.6 cm) | |
| Thickness | 0.31 in (0.8 cm) |
Characteristics
| Material | silver (metal) |
| Technique | forged |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | slijtage |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Mark | dolfijn (ingeslagen, klep hok, stam) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2013 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, Veilinggebouw De Zwaan, lot 541 |
| Goes, collectie W.F. den Herder, <1995-2013 |
Comments
| Beide herkeuren zijn belastingtekens geldig tussen 1893 en 1906. |
Literature
| Don Duco, Zilveren pijpenwroeters. Amsterdam, 2013. afb 18. Dit exemplaar. |
| Wytze Stellingwerf, The Patriot behind the pot, A historical and archaeological study of ceramics, glassware and politics in the Dutch house hold of the Revolutionary Era: 1780-1815. Zwolle, 2019. p 65, fig 4.17. Dit exemplaar. Bijschrift: Silver pipe cleaner with the top end in the shape of a dog house with Keeeshond that can either be put inside or taken out, ca. 1787-1790. |
Exhibition
| 's-Hertogenbosch, Noordbrabants Museum, tentoonstelling "Uit verre landen, koffie, thee en andere koloniale waren", 5 juni 2015 - 13 september 2015. |
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