Museum number:
| APM 16.602 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "THE THREE WISE MONKEYS" |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met Duitser ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met afgeplat steeleind en knoop. Steel in hoogreliëf drie zittende apen, respectievelijk met de voorpoten voor de mond, de ogen en de oren. Steel links overlangs intaglio "THE THREE WISE MONKEYS" en rechts "SPEAK, SEE, HEAR NO EVIL". |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.42 in (3.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.02 in (2.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.94 in (10 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | pipe Paris |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | red |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany |
| Region national | Westerwald |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Bristol, The Bristol Auction Rooms, lot 41 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1920-2002 |
Comments
| Uitgebeeld is hier horen, zien en zwijgen. |
Exhibition
| Presentatie W.D. & H.O. Wills Hartcliffe Factory, Bristol, 1974-1990. |
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