Museum number:
| APM 11.810 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "ORIGINAL 1715 REVIVED 1915" |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met achttiende eeuwse slurfvorm ketel, hiel en rechte steel met glad afgesneden steeleind. Filtradering in de persvorm. Steel intaglio links "ORIGINAL 1715 REVIVED 1915", rechts "THE BI-CENTENARY PIPE". |
Date:
| Period | 1915 - 1925 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Width | 0.83 in (2.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 7.28 in (18.5 cm) |
| Weight | 34 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | trunk shape |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | London (district) |
| Town | London |
| Maker | W.G. Hedges (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Londen, veilinghuis Phillips, 1990, lot 205 |
| Bramber, collectie Anthony Irving, House of Pipes, <1970-1989 |
Comments
| In 1952 verkoopt de fabrikant de persvorm aan Gordon Pollock maar voor zover bekend wordt er niet meer uit deze vorm geproduceerd. |
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