Museum number:
| APM 15.656 |
Subcollection:
| pijpen overige materialen |
Title:
| tabakspijp |
Keyword:
| shell with valve cover |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of shell with naturalistic bowl in a tropical shell with shiny mother-of-pearl stains, bowl with silver lid with concentric rings and roughened ring, stem insert of silver. Original mounting with black buffalo horn stem with ivory core and twisted horn,bouthpiece with three knots. Locking cord in green with two balls. |
Date:
| Period | 1780 - 1830 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 5,1 cm |
| Width | 6,2 cm | |
| Stem | Length | 3 cm |
| Length total | 15,5 cm |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | manchetpijp |
| Pipe shape | figuraal |
| Material | schelp (dierlijk materiaal) |
| Technique | onbewerkt, gemonteerd |
| Colour | bruin |
| Other materials | buffelhoorn (dierlijk materiaal), zilver (metaal) |
| Finish | gemonteerd |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Contintent | Europa |
| Region International | West-Europa |
| Country | Frankrijk (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1999 |
| Provenance | Hertsberge, collectie Hugo Perquy, c. 1988-1999 |
| Frankrijk, antiekhandel, 1988, prijs Ffr. 1.100 (Dfl. 350,-) |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, 1999-2013. |
| Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, v.a. 2013. |
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