Museum number:

APM 20.664

Subcollection:

meerschuim pijpen

Title:

tabakspijp

Keyword:

resting hunters, silver stem with snake

Description:

Tobacco pipe of meerschaum with cylindrical bowl, outstanding bowl opening, lenticular bottom, ascending stem with disc-shaped stub. Bowl in relief two hunters resting against a tree, the right one sitting, the left one standing, a rifle at his feet, on the right some trees. Bowl underside in relief continuing on the stem underside in a drop-shaped field a bundle of flutes. Original mounting with silver cover ring surmounted by a domed clip cover with openwork Gothic tracery, silver stub plate with two silver hallmarks, engraved in the center a crown with "NO." and right "16". Original stem with conical straight shape covered with silver, a serpent winding in relief all around, white buffalo horn mouthpiece with flattened bite.".

Date:

Period 1840 - 1850


Dimensions:

GeneralHeight11,6 cm
BowlHeight8,6 cm
Width5,6 cm
StemLength9,5 cm
Length total29 cm
Characteristics
Pipe type manchetpijp
Pipe shape cilindrisch
Materialmeerschuim (blok-) (steen)
Techniquegesneden
Colourgeelbruin
Other materialszilver (metaal), buffelhoorn (dierlijk materiaal)
Finish gemonteerd
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContintentEuropa
Region InternationalMidden-Europa
CountryOostenrijk
Region NationalWenen (provincie)
CityWenen
Mark MM in liggend ovaal (meesterteken, ingeslagen, manchetplaat)
keurmerk + jaarcijfer 184. (ingeslagen manchetplaat)
herkeur ? (filtring, ingeslagen)
Acquisition
Year 2011
Provenance Groningen, Niemeyer Tabaksmuseum, 1966-2011, nr 415
Wenen, antiekhandelaar, 1966
Hermanuv Mestec, <1966
Comments
Sigarenmerk Cogétama brengt c. 1970 een serie van 24 sigarenbanden met diverse pijpen, deze pijpenkop is er één van.
Exhibition
Groningen, Niemeyer Tabaksmuseum, 1978-2010, verdieping.
Mechelen, Centrum voor Speelgoed en Volkskunde, tentoonstelling "Hij die geen pijpje roken kan", 15 november 1985 - 15 oktober 1986.

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