Museum number:
| APM 22.120 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bird's claw with four toes |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met bekervorm ketel, ronde onderzijde zonder hiel en oplopende gebogen steel met knoop. Ketel onderzijde en steelaanzet in reliëf vogelklauw met vier tenen en grote gebogen nagels bij de ketelopening. Steel links overlangs intaglio "C. CROP" en rechts overlangs intaglio "LONDON". Geheel bedekt met witachtige lak, zogenaamde meerschaum wash. |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.73 in (4.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.13 in (10.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | beaker shape |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | lak, meerschaum wash |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | London (district) |
| Town | London |
| Maker | Charles Crop |
| Mark | "C. CROP" (intaglio, steel links) "LONDON" (intaglio, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2015 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, Chiva Bons, 2012-2015 |
| Amsterdam, collectie Jan Bons, <1940-2012 |
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