Museum number:
| APM 16.583 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "ERIN", harp, three-clovers |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met Ierse kromkop ketel, hiel en rechte steel met afgeplat steeleind en knoop. Ketel links in reliëf drie drieklavers, de stelen inelkaar gedraaid, ketel rechts tussen takken met drieklavers Ierse harp, eronder "ERIN". Steel links in reliëf tussen drieklavers "G. ROTHERY HALIFAX", laatste woord weggeveegd, steel rechts tussen de drieklavers "ERIN". Steel intaglio "E. DUMERIL E. BOUVEUR A ST. OMER". Filtband met wit email, decoratie met groen en geel schilderemail gehoogd. |
Date:
| Period | 1875 - 1885 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.61 in (4.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.06 in (2.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.72 in (12 cm) |
| Weight | 24 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | Irish |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, drie kleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Pas-de-Calais |
| Town | Saint-Omer |
| Maker #1 | Firme E. Duméril E. Bouveur |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | West Yorkshire |
| Town | Halifax |
| Maker #2 | G. Rothery (pipe dealer) |
| Mark | "E. DUMERIL E. BOUVEUR A ST. OMER" (intaglio, steel) "G. ROTHERY HALIFAX" (reliëf, steel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Bristol, The Bristol Auction Rooms, lot 133 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1920-2002 |
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