Museum number:
| APM 17.284 |
Subcollection:
| pipes various materials |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| monograms and date "AUG. 23TH 1842" |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of silver with curved-shaped bowl, spurr and straight stem. Bowl slightly flattened on both sides with front engraved two monograms separated by "TO" and below "AUG. 23TH 1842". Bowl on the left five silver hallmarks. Stem double telescopic. Bone mouthpiece. |
Date:
| Year | 1842 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) |
| Width | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 16.54 in (42 cm) |
| Weight | 36 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | trunk shape |
| Material | silver (metal) |
| Technique | forged |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | animal bone (animal material) |
| Other colours | yellow-brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | West Midlands |
| Town | Birmingham |
| Maker | George Unite (silversmith ) |
| Mark | lopende leeuw (zilvermerk) (ingeslagen, ketel links) anker (zilvermerk) (ingeslagen, ketel links) twee letters (meesterteken) (ingeslagen, ketel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2003 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, Veilinggebouw De Zwaan, lot 734 |
| Amsterdam, particulier bezit, <1990-2003 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 3, v.a. 2003. |
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