Museum number:
| APM 14.191 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "F.M. LORD", "KITCHENER", head man |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met gebogen eind met afgeplat roer en knoop. Ketel hoofd man met snor en kort haar. Steel intaglio links "F.M. LORD" en rechts "KITCHENER". Geheel bedekt met schellak, de zogenaamde meerschaum wash. Steel bovenzijde met paars stempel klaverblad waarin "AMC". |
Date:
| Period | 1920 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.05 in (5.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.94 in (10 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | lak, geel |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | Manchester (district) |
| Town | Manchester |
| Maker | John Pollock & Co. |
| Trade number | 99 |
| Trade name | Lord Kitchener |
| Mark | "AMC" in klaverblad (inktstempel, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1995 |
| Provenance | Luik, veilinghuis Michel Lhomme, lot 131 |
| Luik, collectie André Joiris, <1990-1994 |
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