Museum number:
| APM 21.062 |
Subcollection:
| meerschaum pipes |
Title:
| cigarette pipe |
Keyword:
| ivory stem |
Description:
| Sigarettenpijp van meerschuim met torpedovormige ovale ketel, de steel halverwege aangezet. Onversierde ketel. Steel dun en van ivoor met barnstenen mondstuk met beet. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 0.94 in (2.4 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 0.59 in (1.5 cm) |
| Width | 0.43 in (1.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.95 in (7.5 cm) |
| Length total | 4.13 in (10.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval shape |
| Material | meerschaum (block) (stone) |
| Technique | turned (on a lathe) |
| Colour | yellowish white |
| Other materials | amber (stone), ivory (animal material) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2012 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Isabelle Caro, 2006-2012 |
| Brussel, collectie Jacques Caro, <2000-2006 |
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