Museum number:
| APM 10.321 |
Subcollection:
| wooden pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| root briar |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van bruyère met billiard ketel, zonder hiel en rechte afgeplatte tige. Ketel en steel gepolijst. Steel links intaglio "44 F/T DUNHILL ROOTBRIAR" en rechts "MADE IN ENGLAND 13 3 R". Oorsponkelijk zwart afgeplat caoutchouc roer met beet. |
Date:
| Year | 1973 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.36 in (6 cm) |
| Length total | 4.33 in (11 cm) | |
| Weight | 28 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | billiard |
| Material | briar (wood) |
| Technique | milled |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | hardrubber (synthetic material) |
| Other colours | black |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | London (district) |
| Town | London |
| Maker | Alfred Dunhill Pipes Limited |
| Trade number | 44 |
| Mark | "44 F/T DUNHILL ROOTBRIAR" (intaglio, tige links) "MADE IN ENGLAND 13 3 R" (intaglio, tige rechts) witte stip (ingelaten, roer bovenzijde) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2004 |
| Provenance | Wassenaar, Lodewijk Sillevis Smitt, c. 1975-2004 |
| 's-Gravenhage, tabakswinkel De Graaff, c. 1975 |
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