Museum number:
| APM 5.777 |
Subcollection:
| tools |
Title:
| polishing tool |
Keyword:
| agate stone |
Description:
| Glaassteen of agaatsteen voor het polijsten van kleipijpen met lange houten handgreep, ijzeren verstevigingsring met twee koperen spijkers vastgezet. Agaat gelaagd. |
Date:
| Period | 1820 - 1880 |
Dimensions:
| General | Length | 8.27 in (21 cm) |
| Diameter | 1.14 in (2.9 cm) |
Characteristics
| Material | agate (stone) |
| Technique | cut |
| Colour | greyish |
| Other materials | wood, iron (metal) |
| Oher techniques | turned (on a lathe) |
| Other colours | brownish |
| Traces of use | slijtage |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Region national | South Holland |
| Town | Gouda |
| Maker | Firma P. van der Want Gzn., Ivora |
Acquisition
| Year | 1976 |
| Provenance | Zutphen, collectie Sjoerd Laansma, 1948-1976 |
| Gouda, Kuipersteeg, firma P. van der Want Gzn., <1900-1948 |
Literature
| D.H. Duco (Don Duco), De techniek van het pijpmakersbedrijf te Gouda. OxfordBAR International Series, TACTP Vol. IV, /92, 1980. p 169, foto 24. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine gereedschap, 29 september 1982 - 31 december 1993. |
| Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994. |
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