Museum number:
| APM 2.669 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| shag pipe |
Keyword:
| "RAOB", buffalo horns |
Description:
| Shagpijp van klei met slanke ketel, spoor en licht gebogen steel met knoop. Ketel voorzijde in reliëf buffelhoorns en opschrift "RAOB" (Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes). Steel intaglio "GOEDEWAGE GOUDA". Donkerbruin gebrande lak. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1920 |
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 | 16 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | asymmetrical oval |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | lak, bruingebrand |
| Traces of use | gerookt ? |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Region national | South Holland |
| Town | Gouda |
| Maker | Firma P. Goedewaagen & Zoon |
| Trade number | 339 |
| Trade name | RAOB-shag |
| Mark | "GOEDEWAGE GOUDA" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1982 |
| Provenance | Londen, Portobelloroad antiquemarket |
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