Museum number:
| APM 6.629 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| skull, two shanks |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, hielmarkering en korte oplopende steel vewijdend tot manchet. Ketel mensenschedel op twee gekruiste schenkels, steelaanzet plooien van een lijkwaad. Zwartgebakken. |
Date:
| Period | 1910 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.61 in (4.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | black-baked |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany |
| Region national | Westerwald |
Acquisition
| Year | 1977 |
| Provenance | Tilburg, antiekwinkel |
| Nijmegen, collectie Kerssemakers, <1955-1977 |
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