Museum number:
| APM 14.621 |
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 man met kort haar, steelovergang opstaande boord. Steel links in reliëf "FRANK PIERCE" en rechts "PRESIDENT". Ketel rechts ingebakken rood steentje. Persvorm in twee delen. |
Date:
| Period | 1850 - 1870 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.22 in (3.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | orange red |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany |
| Region national | Lower Saxony |
| Town | Uslar |
Acquisition
| Year | 1996 |
| Provenance | Bovenden, Günther Loth |
| Excavation site | Uslar, Wiesenstrasse, 1995 |
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