Museum number:
| APM 18.775 |
Subcollection:
| opium paraphernalia |
Title:
| opium box |
Keyword:
| plain buffalo horn |
Description:
| Opiumdoosje van gedraaid buffelhoorn met cilindrische vorm met vlakke bodem en vlak deksel. Onversierd. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 1.81 in (4.6 cm) |
| Diameter | 1.06 in (2.7 cm) |
Characteristics
| Material | buffalo horn (animal material) |
| Technique | turned (on a lathe) |
| Colour | brown |
| Traces of use | slijtage |
Production
| Continent | Asia |
| Region international | East Asia |
| Country | China |
Acquisition
| Year | 2007 |
| Provenance | Zurich, collectie Ton van der Werf, 2002-2007 |
| Sjanghai, antiekhandel, 2002 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, opiumvitrine, 2008-2013. |
| Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, opiumvitrine, v.a. 2013. |
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