Museum number:
| APM 6.445 |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "RAOB", buffalo horns |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met kromkop ketel, hiel en licht gebogen steel met glad afgesneden steeleind. Snijfilt. Ketel voorzijde in reliëf buffelhoorns waarboven "RAOB" (Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes). Hiel weerszijden in reliëf ruitvormig bladmotief. |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) |
| Width | 0.87 in (2.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.94 in (10 cm) |
| Weight | 13 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | asymmetrical oval |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
Acquisition
| Year | 1977 |
| Provenance | Londen, Kings road, Brian Tipping, Antiquarius |
| Excavation site | Londen, Theems, 1972 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Jaarverslag Pijpenkamer Icon 1977; Goedewaagen pijpen, Belgische pijpen, Engelsche pijpen. Amsterdam, 1978. p 50. Dit exemplaar. |
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