Museum number:
| APM 10.589 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| skull. two bones |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel en oplopende steel. Snijfilt. Ketel mensenschedel geplaatst op twee gekruiste schenken, door een lint samengebonden. Steel overlangse cannelures met links "GERMANY". Ketelwand links stukje stro weggebrand, waardoor een gaatje is ontstaan. |
Date:
| Period | 1990 - 1991 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.81 in (4.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.38 in (3.5 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 | white |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany |
| Region national | Westerwald |
| Town | Hilgert |
| Maker | Wilhelm Albrecht Simonis |
| Mark | "GERMANY" (reliëf, steel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1991 |
| Provenance | Hilgert, Rita Steuler |
| Hilgert, W.A. Simonis (grootvader van Rita Steuler), oude voorraad, 1991 |
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