Museum number:
| APM 1.571 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| skull, two shanks |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, lofvormige hilemarkering en korte oplopende steel verwijdend tot manchet. Ketel een mensenschedel geplaatst op twee gekruiste knekels, steelaanzet geplooid stuk lijkwade. Steel links in reliëf "GERMANY". Witbakkende klei, ogen met rode glazen steentjes ingevuld. |
Date:
| Period | 1940 - 1960 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.65 in (4.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| 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) |
| Mark | "GERMANY" (reliëf, steel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1976 |
| Provenance | Volendam, Fred Tymstra |
| Höhr, handelshuis Theo Lamp & Co., toonkamer, <1960-1975 |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine 19de eeuw, 29 september 1982 - 4 juni 1986. |
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