Museum number:
| APM 4.941 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| plain |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met ovale ketel, hiel en rechte steel met glad mondstuk. Snijfilt. Filtradering in de persvorm. Steel overlangs links intaglio "H. FISHER", rechts "CLER..". |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) |
| Width | 0.91 in (2.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.13 in (10.5 cm) |
| Weight | 14 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | London (district) |
| Town | Clerkenwell |
| Maker | H. Fisher |
| Mark | "H. FISHER" (intaglio, steel links) "CLER(KENWELL)" (intaglio, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1987 |
| Provenance | 's-Gravenhage, collectie Arthur van Esveld, 1984-1987 |
| Cambridge, Old Bottle Shop, 1984 |
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