Museum number:
| APM 6.450b |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "INNISKILLING", "EGYPT", "DERRY CASTLE" |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met kromkop ketel, hiel en rechte steel met afgeplat steeleind en knoop. Snijfilt. Ketel weerszijden in reliëf gekroonde burcht met twee ronde torens tussen bladertakken, onderlangs op verhoogd schild "INNISKILLING" waaronder een liggende leeuw met op de sokkel "EGYPT". Hiel weerszijden wapenschild met wafelmotief. Steel weerszijden overlangs intaglio "DERRY CASTLE". Geelgetinte lak. |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1915 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.89 in (4.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.06 in (2.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.94 in (10 cm) |
| Weight | 33 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | asymmetrical oval |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | lak, geelgetint |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | Manchester (district) (?) |
| Trade name | Inniskilling |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Bristol, The Bristol Auction Rooms, lot 662 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1920-2002, nr C17 |
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