Museum number:
| APM 11.872 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| rats on stem |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met slanke ovale ketel, figurale hiel en korte licht gebogen steel met glad afgesneden steeleind. Ketel onderzijde en steel in reliëf rat met lange staart. Ketel voorzijde intaglio ruitvormig registratiemerk met "IV" en "13 Rd. 10-V" en waarboven "CHURCH". Steeleind geel celluloid. |
Date:
| Period | 1876 - 1880 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.93 in (4.9 cm) |
| Width | 0.87 in (2.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.54 in (9 cm) |
| Weight | 12 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | celluloid, geel |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | London (district) |
| Town | London |
| Maker | Ebenezer Church |
| Mark | registration diamond (stempel, ketel voorzijde) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Londen, veilinghuis Phillips, 1990, lot 198 |
| Bramber, collectie Anthony Irving, House of Pipes, <1970-1989 |
Comments
| Vgl. Don Duco, "Engelse registratiemerken", Pijpelijntjes, IX-1, 1983, p 8. V = 1876. Peter Hammond, Registered and Patented Clay Tobacco Pipes, Nottingham, 1988, p 28. Registratie 301229, 13-06-1876 door E. Church, 28 North Street, London. Design: Plain pipe with sloping bowl and rats (or mice) depicted along the stem. |
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