Museum number:
| APM 14.023 |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "FRANK PIERCE", "PRESIDENT", head man |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd Franklin Pierce (1804-1869) met kort haar in een scheiding. Steelovergang boord. Steel links in reliëf "FRANK PIERCE" en rechts "PRESIDENT". |
Date:
| Period | 1850 - 1870 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.22 in (3.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | brownish red |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany |
| Region national | Lower Saxony |
| Town | Uslar |
Acquisition
| Year | 1994 |
| Provenance | Utrecht, nationale verzamelaarsjaarmarkt |
| Sonnenberg (Thüringen), c. 1985-1994 | |
| Excavation site | Thüringen, 1985 |
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