Museum number:
| APM 20.686 |
Subcollection:
| meerschaum pipes |
Title:
| cigar pipe |
Keyword:
| crowned A |
Description:
| Sigarenhouder van meerschuim met hoge slanke cilindrische ketel, uitstaande filtrand, ronde onderzijde en oplopende steel met schijfvormige manchet. Ketel voorzijde in reliëf letter "A" gekroond. Zilveren ketel- en manchetring met facetten, borgoog aan manchetring. |
Date:
| Period | 1850 - 1880 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.76 in (7 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 2.76 in (7 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.76 in (7 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | high |
| Material | meerschaum (block) (stone) |
| Technique | turned (on a lathe), carved |
| Colour | ivory white |
| Other materials | silver (metal) |
| Other colours | white |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Central Europe |
| Country | Austria (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2011 |
| Provenance | Groningen, Niemeyer Tabaksmuseum, <1975-2011, nr AA963 |
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