Museum number:
| APM 7.981 |
Subcollection:
| wooden pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head Popeye |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van bruyère met figurale ketel, ronde onderzijde en rechte tige. Ketel hoofd Popeye, eenvoudig gesneden, een rookkanaal eindigt in de geopende mond, losse eenvoudige pet met klep. Tige intaglio "WALLY FRANK LTD, IMPORTED BRIAR". Transparant bruingetint roer met afgeplatte beet. |
Date:
| Period | 1950 - 1960 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.64 in (6.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
| Length total | 5.12 in (13 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | briar (wood) |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | acrylic (synthetic material) |
| Other colours | brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Jura |
| Town | Saint-Claude |
| Continent | North America |
| Country | United States |
| Region national | New York (state) |
| Town | New York |
| Maker #1 | Wally Frank Ltd. (wholesaler) |
| Mark | "WALLY FRANK LTD, IMPORTED BRIAR" (intaglio, tige) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Whitestone, New York, collectie Allan Kaye, <1975-2002 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, bruyèrelade, februari 2003 - februari 2013. |
| Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, bruyèrelade v.a. 2013. |
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