Museum number:
| APM 21.779 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| jockey on horseback |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met slanke billiard ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Onversierd. Steel in hoogreliëf een jockey te paard, de poten van het dier verstevigd met een grondje gras. Steel overlangs intaglio links "C. CROP" en rechts "LONDON". Calciné gebrande lak, de trui en pet van de jochey in groen en rood email. Steeleind touwtje. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.42 in (3.6 cm) |
| Width | 0.94 in (2.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.54 in (9 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | billiard shape |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | lak, calciné, email, groen, rood |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | London (district) |
| Town | London |
| Maker | Charles Crop |
| Mark | "C. CROP" (intaglio, steel overlangs links) "LONDON" (intaglio, steel overlangs rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2013 |
| Provenance | Kortrijk, collectie Philippe Boxy, 1975-2013 |
| Londen, Portobelloroad antiquemarket, 1975 |
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