Museum number:
| APM 4.244 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head man with mustache and hat "NSWL" |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel met oplopende steel verwijdend tot manchet. Ketel hoofd man met snor en hoed met brede rand en pluim links, hoedrand links in reliëf "NSWL". Steel intaglio links "RD. NO. 355559". Oorspronkelijk caoutchouc roer met houten schijfje bij de manchet. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1905 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.09 in (5.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.65 in (4.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Length total | 4.72 in (12 cm) | |
| Weight | 39 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | hardrubber (synthetic material), wood |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | London (district) |
| Town | London |
| Maker | William John Brown |
| Mark | "RD. NO. 355559" (intaglio, steel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1993 |
| Provenance | Londen, Portobelloroad antiquemarket, Michael Clements |
| Londen, antiekhandel, 1993 |
Comments
| Vgl. Peter J. Hammond, Registered and Patented Clay Tobacco Pipes, Nottingham, 1988, p 63. Registered 02-04-1900 by William Brown, 1 Bohn Street, Stephney, Londen. "NSWL" = New South Wales Lancers. Idem, p 61, afbeelding. |
Exhibition
| Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994. |
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