Museum number:
| APM 21.039 |
Subcollection:
| smokers' utensils |
Title:
| pipe stopper |
Keyword:
| pipe stopper and signet ring |
Description:
Pipe stopper made of brass in the shape of a signet ring with a rectangular signet stamp with beveled corners engraved with a seated bird. Stopper part on the inside of the ring in the form of a pentagonal conical rod, the end weighted down with three concentric rings ending into a small flat pipe stopper. |
Date:
| Period | 1630 - 1680 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 1.73 in (4.4 cm) |
| Width | 0.83 in (2.1 cm) | |
| Diameter | 0.28 in (0.7 cm) |
Characteristics
| Material | brass (metal) |
| Technique | cast metal |
| Colour | yellow-brown |
| Traces of use | slijtage |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Region national | North Holland |
Acquisition
| Year | 2012 |
| Provenance | Utrecht, internationale verzamelaarsjaarmarkt |
| Berg en Dal, particulier bezit, <1965-2012 |
Comments
| Vgl. APM 21.901 ander zegelstempel. |
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