Museum number:
| APM 20.242 |
Subcollection:
| opium paraphernalia |
Title:
| opium box |
Keyword:
| buffalo horn with ivory accents |
Description:
| Opiumdoosje van buffelhoorn met hoge cilindrische vorm met onversierde buitenzijde, vlak deksel dat over een opstaande binnenrand sluit. Dekselrand doosje dunne band ivoor ingezet, deksel bovenzijde cirkelvormige ivoorinleg zonder decoratie. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) |
| Diameter | 0.94 in (2.4 cm) |
Characteristics
| Material | buffalo horn (animal material) |
| Technique | turned (on a lathe) |
| Colour | dark brown |
| Other materials | ivory (animal material) |
| Traces of use | geen |
Production
| Continent | Asia |
| Region international | East Asia |
| Country | China |
Acquisition
| Year | 2010 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, Christopher Wilkins, 2009-2010 |
| Amsterdam, collectie Cees Hogendoorn, c. 2003-2009 | |
| Nice, antiekhandel, c. 2003 |
Exhibition
| Rotterdam, Kunsthal, tentoonstelling "Opium, het zwarte parfum", 28 april - 7 oktober 2007. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, opiumvitrine, 2008-2013. |
| Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, opiumvitrine, v.a. 2013. |
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