Museum number:
| APM 20.766 |
Subcollection:
| tabakscuriosa |
Title:
| snuff spoon |
Keyword:
| standing Scottish man |
Description:
Snuff spoon in bone with oval blade with five holes, handle the shape of a standing Scot with skirt with a fox head on the front, distinctive hat and scarf over the left shoulder. |
Date:
| Period | 1800 - 1860 |
Dimensions:
| General | Width | 1,9 cm |
| Length | 8,6 cm | |
| Thickness | 0,9 cm |
Characteristics
| Material | dierenbot (dierlijk materiaal) |
| Technique | gesneden |
| Colour | ivoorwit |
| Traces of use | slijtage |
Production
| Contintent | Europa |
| Region International | West-Europa |
| Country | Engeland (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2011 |
| Provenance | Groningen, Niemeyer Tabaksmuseum, <1985-2011, nr AA29 |
Exhibition
| Hattem, Streekmuseum Voermanhuis, tentoonstelling "Tabak", 30 mei 1987 - 29 augustus 1987. |
| Mannheim, Städt. Reiss-Museum, tentoonstelling "Tabak", 27 september 1987 - 31 december 1987. |
| Amsterdam Pipe Museum, tentoonstelling "Cultuur snuiven, de geheimen van snuiftabak", 27 augustus - 10 december 2016. |
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