Museum number:

APM 7.790

Subcollection:

clay pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

bird claw

Description:

Tabakspijp van klei met doetelvorm ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met manchet. Ketel onderzijde in reliëf vogelklauw met vier tenen. Ketel geglaasd. Klauw geelgetinte verf, nagels sporen van goudverf. Oorspronkelijk weichselhouten roer met hoornen spits.

Date:

Period 1890 - 1920


Dimensions:

BowlHeight1.85 in (4.7 cm)
Width1.1 in (2.8 cm)
StemLength1.18 in (3 cm)
Length total5.51 in (14 cm)
Weight46 gram
Characteristics
Pipe type stub stemmed pipe
Pipe shape office pipe shape
Materialpipe clay (ceramic)
Techniquepress moulded
Colourwhite
Other materialsbuffalo horn (animal material), cherrywood (wood)
Finish geglaasd, verf
Traces of use ongerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryBelgium
Region nationalNamur (province)
TownAndenne (?)
Acquisition
Year 1994
Provenance Sint-Niklaas, pijpenbeurs
Antwerpen, rommelmarkt, c. 1975

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