Museum number:
| APM 15.387 |
Subcollection:
| wooden pipes |
Title:
| shop sign |
Keyword:
| head man with cylindrical cap |
Description:
Presentation pipe or showcase piece made of wood with folk character with large size beaker shaped figural bowl, without heel and straight stem with smooth stem end. Bowl simple carved head of a man with cylindrical hat with between smooth bands horizontal and vertical hatching. Stem incised concentric rings with arches. Some rings accentuated with black dye. |
Date:
| Period | 1800 - 1880 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 7.09 in (18 cm) |
| Width | 4.06 in (10.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 20.47 in (52 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | wood |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | brown |
| Traces of use | geen |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
Acquisition
| Year | 1998 |
| Provenance | Brussel-Heyzel, antiekmarkt |
| Mechelen, antiekhandel, 1997 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, 1999-2013. |
| Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, v.a. 2013. |
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