Museum number:
| APM 20.772 |
Subcollection:
| smokers' utensils |
Title:
| spark catcher |
Keyword:
| high pointed model |
Description:
Pipe cap or spark arrester made of braided brass wire with a high pointed model, the top of the tip a locking ring to which a chain with a thin locking ring. Around artful wickerwork of alternating diamonds connected with longitudinal lines. |
Date:
| Period | 1800 - 1850 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 3.07 in (7.8 cm) |
| Diameter | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) | |
| Weight | 19 gram | |
| Other dimensions | borgketting lang 34 cm | |
Characteristics
| Material | brass wire (metal) |
| Technique | braided |
| Colour | yellow-brown |
| Traces of use | slijtage |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Region national | Groningen (province) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2011 |
| Provenance | Groningen, Niemeyer Tabaksmuseum, 12 januari 1964-2011, nr DD611 |
| Middelstum, collectie G.A. Brongers, -1963 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Niemeyer Nederlands Tabacologisch Museum, vitrine 4, 1964-1974. |
| Groningen, Niemeyer Tabaksmuseum, 1978-2010, winkeletage. |
| Mechelen, Centrum voor Speelgoed en Volkskunde, tentoonstelling "Hij die geen pijpje roken kan", 15 november 1985 - 15 oktober 1986. |
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