Museum number:
| APM 16.628 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust Shakespeare |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel voor busje. Ketel borstbeeld William Shakespeare met snor en baard en halflang haar, onderlangs intaglio "SHAKESPEARE". Persvorm in drie delen. Meerschuimkleurige lak. Aluminium busje met intaglio "WHITES "ALLSORBO" PATENT SCOTLAND". |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.93 in (4.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
| Weight | 49 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | aluminum (metal) |
| Finish | lak, geelwit |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Schotland land |
| Region national | lieutenancy areas |
| Town | Glasgow |
| Maker | William White |
| Mark | "WHITES "ALLSORBO" PATENT SCOTLAND" (ingeslagen, busje) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Bristol, The Bristol Auction Rooms, lot 89 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1920-2002, nr C15. |
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