Museum number:
| APM 13.639 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "RAOB", buffalo head |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met kromkop ketel, hiel en rechte steel met afgeplat steeleind en knoop. Snijfilt. Filtradering in persvorm. Ketel voorzijde in reliëf buffelkop met licht gebogen horens waarboven "RAOB" (Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes). |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1935 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.73 in (4.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.06 in (2.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.74 in (9.5 cm) |
| Weight | 23 gram |
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) (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1993 |
| Provenance | Rotterdam, Belastingmuseum Van der Poel, <1970-1993 |
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