Museum number:
| APM 7.235 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "DEATH OR GLORY" |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met Ierse kromkop ketel, hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Snijfilt met brede radering in de persvorm. Ketel weerszijden in reliëf doodshoofd met twee schenkels en daaronder opschrift "DEATH OR GLORY". |
Date:
| Period | 1920 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.02 in (2.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.74 in (9.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | Irish |
| 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) |
| Town | Manchester |
| Maker | John Pollock & Co. |
| Trade number | 58 |
| Trade name | death & glory |
Acquisition
| Year | 1978 |
| Provenance | Londen, Portobelloroad antiquemarket |
| Londen, grossier van de tabakshandel, 1978 |
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