Museum number:
| APM 17.698 |
Subcollection:
| wooden pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| swallow tail, "REAL CONGO OSTHIA" |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van hout met bekervorm ketel, onderzijde twee platte uitstekende voetjes en rechte steel met afgepat eind. Steel links intaglio "REAL CONGO OSTHIA". |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) |
| Width | 0.94 in (2.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.13 in (10.5 cm) |
| Weight | 15 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | beaker shape |
| Material | wood |
| Technique | turned (on a lathe) |
| Colour | dark brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France (?) |
| Mark | "REAL CONGO OSTHIA" (intaglio, steel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Bristol, The Bristol Auction Rooms |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1920-2002 |
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