Museum number:
| APM 11.794 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| plain |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met slurfvormige miner ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met glad afgesneden steeleind. Onversierd. Steel intaglio "R. SMITHEMAN BROSELEY". Steel links contour van overlangs intaglio opschrift. Steeleind sporen van rode zegellak. |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.89 in (4.8 cm) |
| Width | 0.91 in (2.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.13 in (10.5 cm) |
| Weight | 28 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | miner |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | zegellak, rood |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | Shropshire |
| Town | Broseley |
| Maker | R. Smitheman & Co |
| Mark | "R. SMITHEMAN BROSELEY" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Londen, veilinghuis Phillips, 1990, lot 200 |
| Bramber, collectie Anthony Irving, House of Pipes, <1970-1989 |
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