Museum number:
| APM 13.923a |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "THE VERY THING PATENT", moisture lock |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met trechtervorm ketel, spoor en rechte steel met knoop. Snijfilt. Steel bij de ketel verlengd waarop een nikkel vochtstop met maansteenkleurige glazen kraal. Ketel steelzijde intaglio ovaal "THE VERY THING PATENT". Steeleind blanke lak. |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 0.94 in (2.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.02 in (2.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.54 in (9 cm) |
| Weight | 23 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | glass (inorganic material), nickel (metal) |
| Finish | lak, blank |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Mark | "THE VERY THING PATENT" (stempel, ketel voorzijde) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1994 |
| Provenance | Nottingham, Peter Hammond |
| Nottingham, antiekmarkt, 1994 |
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