Museum number:
| APM 4.710 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| acorn in shell, woodgrain |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van gietklei met figurale ketel, rechte steel met knoop. Ketel de vorm van een eikel in de dop, steelaanzet imitatie houtnerfreliëf. Steel links overlangs in reliëf "E. AYTO". Steeleind groengetint loodglazuur. |
Date:
| Year | 1973 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.22 in (3.1 cm) |
| Width | 0.83 in (2.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.33 in (11 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | slip (ceramic) |
| Technique | slip cast |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | loodglazuur, groengetint |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | West Sussex |
| Town | Bramber |
| Maker | Eric G. Ayto |
| Mark | "E. AYTO" (intaglio, steel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1974 |
| Provenance | Bramber, The House of Pipes, Eric G. Ayto, 1974 |
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