Museum number:
| APM 3.234 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "RAOB", buffalo head |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met kromkop ketel, hiel en rechte steel met afgeplat steeleind en knoop. Snijfilt. Filtradering in de persvorm. Ketel voorzijde in reliëf buffelkop met horens waarboven "RAOB" (Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes). Steel links intaglio modelnummer "187". Steeleind rode verf. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1925 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.85 in (4.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.1 in (2.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.54 in (9 cm) |
| Weight | 24 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | asymmetrical oval |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | verf, rood |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | Manchester (district) (?) |
| Trade number | 187 |
Acquisition
| Year | 1996 |
| Provenance | Utrecht, nationale verzamelaarsjaarmarkt |
| Maartensdijk, collectie René Hogguer, 1978-1986 |
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