Museum number:
| APM 16.679 |
Subcollection:
| ceramic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head man with high headdress |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met figurale ketel, vlakke onderzijde zonder hiel en steelaanzet achter de ketel. Ketel hoofd man met geopende mond, gezicht met tatoeages, hoofddeksel met band om het gelaat, een hoge kuif met krul met gewerkte zijkanten. Handvorm. Bruinige vernis over rossige klei. |
Date:
| Period | 1920 - 1960 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.99 in (7.6 cm) |
| Width | 2.28 in (5.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.2 in (0.5 cm) |
| Weight | 85 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | pink |
| Finish | vernis, bruin |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Bristol, The Bristol Auction Rooms, lot 122 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1960-2002 |
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