Museum number:
| APM 22.187 |
Subcollection:
| smokers' utensils |
Title:
| pipe case |
Keyword:
| head woman, brass valve |
Description:
Pipe case of wood and brass with the shape of a tobacco pipe, bowl heads an unadorned brass valve that closes in a brass ring. Bowl part of the stem of a woman's head with curly hair and a double pearl necklace around her neck with a rosette-shaped pendant. At the end a brass point with concentric rings, the knob of which can be unscrewed. |
Date:
| Period | 1710 - 1750 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
| Length | 10.63 in (27 cm) | |
| Thickness | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) |
Characteristics
| Material | wood |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | brass (metal) |
| Traces of use | slijtage |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
Acquisition
| Year | 2015 |
Literature
| Peter Bulthuis, 500 jaar tabakscultuur; De rijke geschiedenis van het roken. The Hague, 1992. p 54, foto. Dit exemplaar. |
| Don Duco, aaaDe Nederlandse kleipijp, handboek voor het determineren. Amsterdam, 2025. hfst 1, p 30, afb 48i. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Utrecht, Douwe Egberts Pijpenkamer, permanente presentatie, vitrine rokerstoebehoren, c. 1970-c. 1995. |
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