Museum number:
APM 22.083 |
Subcollection:
wooden pipes |
Title:
tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
clown and blindfolded amor |
Description:
Tobacco pipe of wood with flattened Hungarian shape bowl, round bottom without heel and ascending stem widening towards the end with stub. Bowl on the left a blindfolded Amor with bow and arrow in front of him a box on which two arrows lie, bowl on the right a standing clown with bare bottom turned towards a target, bowl top edge ornamental with inlaid vertical stripes of silver. Bowl bottom bandwork with serrated leaves and some blooming flowers. Original mounting with silver valve cover with simple serrated edge and slightly domed cover, flat clamping spring. Stem end silver stub plate with eyelet in a simple engraved leaf motif. Silver hallmarks in bowl ring and stem plate of alloy mark "13" and maker's mark "VZ?". |
Date:
Period | 1830 - 1850 |
Dimensions:
General | Height | 4.25 in (10.8 cm) |
Bowl | Height | 3.7 in (9.4 cm) |
Width | 1.93 in (4.9 cm) | |
Stem | Length | 4.33 in (11 cm) |
Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
Pipe shape | bag shape |
Material | wood |
Technique | carved |
Colour | brown |
Other materials | silver (metal) |
Traces of use | gerookt |
Continent | Europe |
Region international | Western Europe |
Country | Germany |
Region national | Baden-Wurttemberg |
Town | Ulm |
Mark | "VZ", 13 (zilvermerken, ingeslagen, deksel, steelplaat) |
Year | 2015 |
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