Museum number:
| APM 17.617 |
Subcollection:
| wooden pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| polished |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van bruyère met licht conische ketel, ronde onderzijde zonder hiel en korte rechte afgeplatte tige. Tige links intaglio "796 F/T DUNHILL ROOT BRIAR" en rechts "MADE IN ENGLAND 11 12 2 R". Bruine afwerking. Oorspronkelijk nauwelijks gebogen afgeplat zwart caoutchouc roer met witte stip en beet. |
Date:
| Year | 1972 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.42 in (3.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Length total | 3.94 in (10 cm) | |
| Weight | 26 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | conic |
| Material | briar (wood) |
| Technique | milled |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | hardrubber (synthetic material) |
| 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 | 796 |
| Mark | "796 F/T DUNHILL ROOT BRIAR" (intaglio, tige links) "MADE IN ENGLAND 11 12 2 R" (intaglio, tige rechts) witte stip (ingelaten, roer bovenzijde) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2005 |
| Provenance | Utrecht, internationale verzamelaarsjaarmarkt |
| 's-Gravenhage, particulier bezit, <1980-2005 | |
| 's-Gravenhage, firma G. de Graaff, c. 1975 |
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