Museum number:
| APM 17.284 |
Subcollection:
| pijpen overige materialen |
Title:
| tabakspijp |
Keyword:
| monograms and date "AUG. 23TH 1842" |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of silver with curved-shaped bowl, spurr and straight stem. Bowl slightly flattened on both sides with front engraved two monograms separated by "TO" and below "AUG. 23TH 1842". Bowl on the left five silver hallmarks. Stem double telescopic. Bone mouthpiece. |
Date:
| Year | 1842 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 4,3 cm |
| Width | 2,5 cm | |
| Stem | Length | 42 cm |
| Weight | 36 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | steelpijp |
| Pipe shape | slurfvorm |
| Material | zilver (metaal) |
| Technique | gesmeed |
| Colour | blank |
| Other materials | dierenbot (dierlijk materiaal) |
| Other colours | geelbruin |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Contintent | Europa |
| Region International | West-Europa |
| Country | Engeland |
| Region National | West Midlands |
| City | Birmingham |
| Maker | George Unite (zilversmid) |
| Mark | lopende leeuw (zilvermerk) (ingeslagen, ketel links) anker (zilvermerk) (ingeslagen, ketel links) twee letters (meesterteken) (ingeslagen, ketel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2003 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, Veilinggebouw De Zwaan, lot 734 |
| Amsterdam, particulier bezit, <1990-2003 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 3, v.a. 2003. |
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