Museum number:
| APM 8.854 |
Subcollection:
| ceramic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| mystery pipe, "DE CHIMPANSE" (the chimpan) |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van gietklei met stummel ketel, zonder hiel en rechte insteeksteel. Ketel voorzijde transfer in zwart zittende aap en opschrift "DE CHIMPANSE". Oorspronkelijke montage met gestanst koperen dekseltje, messing roer met hoorn steeleind. |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.93 in (4.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.14 in (2.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | muts zonder hiel high oval stummel porcelain bowl |
| Material | slip (ceramic) |
| Technique | slip cast |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | buffalo horn (animal material), brass (metal) |
| Finish | glazuur, transparant |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany |
| Region national | Rhineland Palatinate |
| Town | Grünstadt |
| Maker | Adler |
Acquisition
| Year | 1985 |
| Provenance | Steenbergen, H. Schuurman, 1979-1985 |
| Bergen op Zoom, rommelmarkt, 1979 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 3, v.a. 2001. |
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