Museum number:
| APM 16.627 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust general with two-sided stitch |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel verwijdend tot manchet. Ketel borstbeeld generaal met tweekante steek met veren, driehoekig borstbeeld. Steel weerszijden in reliëf "OUR BOB'S". Pupillen van de ogen ingedrukt. Persvorm in drie delen. Meerschuimkleurige lak. |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1915 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.24 in (5.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Weight | 36 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | lak, geelwit |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Bristol, The Bristol Auction Rooms, lot 89 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1920-2002 |
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