Museum number:
| APM 12.220 |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "RAOB", buffalo horns |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met kromkop ketel, hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Snijfilt met filtradering in de persvorm. Ketel voorzijde in reliëf buffelhorens met erboven letters "RAOB" (Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes). Hiel weerszijden in reliëf wapenschildje met schuine balk. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Width | 0.91 in (2.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.74 in (9.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | asymmetrical oval |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Nottingham, Peter Hammond |
| Excavation site | Nottingham, omgeving, 1970 |
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