Museum number:
| APM 22.730 |
Subcollection:
| wooden pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| tobacco pipe in case |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van bruyère met billiardvorm ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende tige. Onversierd. Tige links intaglio "PMA" in driehoek met "EXTRA SPECIAL". Oorspronkelijke montage met gebogen barnstenen roer met afgeplat eind en knoop. Bijbehorende foedraal van hout met aan de buitenzijde rood leer, inwendig rozerode fluweel en witte imitatiezijde, voorrand etui in goud "AMBRE PUR". |
Date:
| Period | 1930 - 1955 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.81 in (4.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.57 in (4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
| Length total | 4.72 in (12 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | billiard shape |
| Material | briar (wood) |
| Technique | milled |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | leather (animal material), fabric (fabric), amber (stone) |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Belgium |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region national | Antwerp (province) |
| Town | Antwerp |
| Maker #1 | Pierre Moeremans (pipe shopkeeper) |
| Mark | PMA in driehoek "EXTRA SPECIAL" (intaglio, tige) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2017 |
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