Museum number:
| APM 16.666 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bird's claw |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met ovale ketel met figurale onderzijde, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met afgevijld steeleind. Ketel in reliëf vogelklauw met vier tenen, poot in de steel uitgebeeld. Geelgetinte lak. Steel afgebroken, een nieuw mondstuk in de steel uitgesleten. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.73 in (4.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.15 in (8 cm) |
| Weight | 41 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | lak, geelgetint |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
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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