Museum number:
| APM 15.661 |
Subcollection:
| houten pijpen |
Title:
| tabakspijp |
Keyword:
| rock of a citadel of Corsica |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of briar with rustic root shape with figural top, the base flattened, the stem insert on the side. Bowl overall pairs of holes with beads, top of the bowl carved as the rock of a citadel of Corsica in which crenellated walls with niches with arches and towers. Original bamboo stem with worked brass ferrule and horn end piece. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 27,5 cm |
| Width | 17 cm | |
| Stem | Length | 3 cm |
| Length total | 48 cm |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | manchetpijp |
| Pipe shape | figuraal |
| Material | bruyère (hout) |
| Technique | handvorm |
| Colour | bruin |
| Other materials | messing (metaal), buffelhoorn (dierlijk materiaal), bamboe (hout) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Contintent | Europa |
| Region International | West-Europa |
| Country | Frankrijk |
| Region National | Corsica |
Acquisition
| Year | 1999 |
| Provenance | Hertsberge, collectie Hugo Perquy, 1984-1999 |
| Parijs, Biron, marché aux puces, 1984, prijs Ffr. 2.200 (Dfl. 725,-) |
Comments
| Uitgebeeld is de citadel van Corte of van Castellacce.Een dergelijk stuk ruwe bruyère is voor de reguliere pijpenproductie ongeschikt. Vgl. Tabak Spiegel Historiael, Brussel/Parijs, 1987, cat. nr 562. Vergelijkbaar object. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, 1999-2013. |
| Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, v.a. 2013. |
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