Museum number:
| APM 1.562 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| skull, cut glass eyes |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, lofvormige hielmarkering en korte oplopende steel verwijdend tot manchet. Ketel de vorm van mensenschedel op twee gekruiste knekels, steelaanzet geknoopt stuk lijkwade. Zwartgebakken klei, rode geslepen glaasjes in de oogholtes. |
Date:
| Period | 1920 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Width | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Other materials | cut glass (inorganic material) |
| Other colours | red |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany |
| Region national | Westerwald |
| Town | Höhr |
| Maker | Lamp (trading house) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1976 |
| Provenance | Volendam, Fred Tymstra |
| Höhr, handelshuis Theo Lamp & Co., toonkamer, <1960-1975 |
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