Museum number:
| APM 16.615 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "ST ROCH", standing saint |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met cilindrische ketel, iest uitstaande filt, ronde onderzijde en oplopnde steel met manchet. Ketel romdom in reliëf staande heilige met staf, een cherub rechts, achtergrond bossage met links een hond, onderlangs i tekstschild "ST ROCH". |
Date:
| Period | 1840 - 1860 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.28 in (5.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Weight | 63 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region national | Liege (province) |
| Town | Chokier |
| Maker | Wingender-Knoedgen |
| Trade number | 137 |
| Trade name | St. Roch |
| Mark | WK gekroond (stempel, ketel onderzijde) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Bristol, The Bristol Auction Rooms, lot 130 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1920-2002 |
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