Museum number:
| APM 7.427 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "RAOB", buffalo horns |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van gietklei met kromkop ketel, spoor en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel voorzijde in reliëf buffelhoorns met "RAOB" (Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes). Steel links overlangs intaglio "E. AYTO". Steeleind paarsig loodglazuur. |
Date:
| Period | 1977 - 1978 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.54 in (3.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.06 in (2.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.94 in (10 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | asymmetrical oval |
| Material | slip (ceramic) |
| Technique | slip cast |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | loodglazuur, paarsig |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | West Sussex |
| Town | Bramber |
| Maker | Eric G. Ayto |
| Mark | "E. AYTO" (intaglio, steel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1979 |
| Provenance | Oud-Loosdrecht, René Hogguer |
| Londen, tabakswinkel, 1979 |
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