Museum number:
| APM 22.187 |
Subcollection:
| tabakscuriosa |
Title:
| pipe case |
Keyword:
| head woman, brass valve |
Description:
Pipe case of wood and brass with the shape of a tobacco pipe, bowl heads an unadorned brass valve that closes in a brass ring. Bowl part of the stem of a woman's head with curly hair and a double pearl necklace around her neck with a rosette-shaped pendant. At the end a brass point with concentric rings, the knob of which can be unscrewed. |
Date:
| Period | 1710 - 1750 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 5,5 cm |
| Length | 27 cm | |
| Thickness | 3,2 cm |
Characteristics
| Material | hout |
| Technique | gesneden |
| Colour | bruin |
| Other materials | messing (metaal) |
| Traces of use | slijtage |
Production
| Contintent | Europa |
| Region International | West-Europa |
| Country | Nederland |
Acquisition
| Year | 2015 |
Literature
| Peter Bulthuis, 500 jaar tabakscultuur; De rijke geschiedenis van het roken. 's-Gravenhage, 1992. p 54, foto. Dit exemplaar. |
| Don Duco, aaaDe Nederlandse kleipijp, handboek voor het determineren. Amsterdam, 2025. hfst 1, p , afb 48i. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Utrecht, Douwe Egberts Pijpenkamer, permanente presentatie, vitrine rokerstoebehoren, c. 1970-c. 1995. |
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