Museum number:
| APM 11.618 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "RAOB", buffalo horns |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met kromkop ketel, hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel achterzijde in reliëf buffelhorens met erboven "RAOB" (Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes). Vormnaden langgerekt veervomig blad. Steelaanzet links intaglio modelnummer "88". |
Date:
| Period | 1950 - 1960 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) |
| Width | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.94 in (10 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | asymmetrical oval |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | Manchester (district) |
| Town | Manchester |
| Maker | John Pollock & Co. |
| Trade number | 88 |
| Trade name | R.A.O.B. common cutty |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Manchester, Gordon Pollock |
| Manchester, John Pollock & Co., incourante voorraad, <1960-1990 |
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