Museum number:
| APM 14.321 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "RAOB", buffalo head |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende insteeksteel. Ketel kop stier met uitstaande horens en verdiepte ogen. Ketelbasis links intaglio in liggend ovaal "CROP'S" en rechts "RAOB" (Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes). Witgetinte meerschuimlak, ogen van glas. Oorspronkelijk metalen busje. |
Date:
| Period | 1920 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.89 in (4.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.73 in (4.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | glazen ogen, lak |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | London (district) |
| Town | London |
| Maker | Charles Crop |
| Mark | "CROPS" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1995 |
| Provenance | Brussel, collectie Jacques Caro, 1988-1995 |
| Engeland, antiekhandel, 1988 |
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