Museum number:
| APM 16.631 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust man with mustache |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel verwijdend tot manchet. Ketel borstbeeld Lord Wolseley met kort haar, snor en borstbeeld met kledingplooien. Steel weerszijden in reliëf "LORD WOLSELEY". Meerschuimkleurige geelwitte lak, de pupillen met zwart ingekleurd. |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1915 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.05 in (5.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.22 in (3.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Weight | 29 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 90 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1920-2002 |
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