Museum number:
| APM 24.358 |
Subcollection:
| meerschaum pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| oval with inscription "OTTO THIEL RUHLA 1888" |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van meerschuim met stummel ketel, de basis van zwarte buffelhoorn met knophiel en korte rechte insteeksteel met drie ringen. Ketel voorzijde in verdiepte cirkelvorm met geruwde achtergrond opschrift "OTTO THIEL RUHLA 1888". Montage met messing dekselring en opengewerkt klepdeksel van later datum. |
Date:
| Year | 1888 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.43 in (8.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.61 in (4.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
| Weight | 74 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | high oval stummel porcelain bowl |
| Material | meerschaum (block) (stone) |
| Technique | turned (on a lathe) |
| Colour | yellow-brown |
| Other materials | brass (metal), buffalo horn (animal material) |
| Oher techniques | carved |
| Other colours | brown black |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany |
| Region national | Thuringia |
| Town | Ruhla |
| Maker | Otto Thiel |
Acquisition
| Year | 2020 |
Literature
| Anton Manger, Meerschaumpfeifen "Eine Ruhlaer Legende"; Geschichtliches und Kulturgeschichtliches über die Pfeifenherstellung aus Meerschaum in Ruhla. Bad Neustadt a.d. Saale, 2003. p 135. Dit exemplaar. |
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