Museum number:
| APM 17.640 |
Subcollection:
| wooden pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| reading pipe |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van bruyère met staande ovaalvorm ketel, Abbesijnvorm met puntige onderzijde, rechte opgaande tige. Tige links intaglio "BRUYERE EXTRA", het eerste woord in een ruit en rechts "LOURDES". Nikkel montage met lang recht leesroer met nikkel busje en gebogen buffelhoornen beet. |
Date:
| Period | 1955 - 1965 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.4 in (6.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.54 in (3.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
| Length total | 12.99 in (33 cm) | |
| Weight | 63.5 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval shape |
| Material | briar (wood) |
| Technique | milled |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | nickel (metal), hardrubber (synthetic material), buffalo horn (animal material) |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Jura |
| Town | Saint-Claude (?) |
| Mark | "BRUYERE EXTRA" (intaglio, tige links) "LOURDES" (intaglio, tige rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2005 |
| Provenance | Brussel, rommelmarkt Vossenplaats |
| Brussel, particulier bezit, <2000-2005 |
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