Museum number:
| APM 30.939 |
Subcollection:
| wooden pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| hedgehog with glass eyes |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van bruyère met bolle figurale ketel, hielmarkering en opgaande tige. Ketel gesneden een egel met de kop van het dier aan de ketelbasis, pootjes aan de onderzijde, de ogen met blauw glas met zwarte pupillen ingezet. Tige links in liggend ovaal "REAL BRIAR FOREIGN". Oorspronkelijke montage met gebogen caoutchouc roer met afgeplat eind en beet. |
Date:
| Period | 1955 - 1965 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 1.85 in (4.7 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.65 in (4.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
| Length total | 3.74 in (9.5 cm) | |
| Weight | 40 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | briar (wood) |
| Technique | hand carved |
| Colour | dark brown |
| Other materials | hardrubber (synthetic material), glass (inorganic material) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Mark | "REAL BRIAR FOREIGN" in ovaal (intaglio, steel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2024 |
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