Museum number:
| APM 6.475 |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "FOR AULD LANGSYNE", feather shaped leaves |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met kromkop ketel, hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Snijfilt. Ketel weerszijden in reliëf twee handen ineen en omschrift "FOR AULD LANGSYNE". Ketelnaden in reliëf langgerekt veervormig blad. Steeleind gedoopt. |
Date:
| Period | 1915 - 1945 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Width | 0.94 in (2.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.74 in (9.5 cm) |
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 |
| Region national | Manchester (district) (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1977 |
| Provenance | Londen, Portobelloroad antiquemarket |
| Excavation site | Londen, Theems, 1975 |
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