Museum number:

APM 8.024a

Subcollection:

clay pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

"THE ALBERT", wood grain

Description:

Tabakspijp van klei met slurfvorm ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met afgeplatte steeleind en knoop. Ketel en deel steel in reliëf houtnerf, aangeduid met corrugated. Steel links verdiept intaglio "THE ALBERT", rechts "POLLOCKS".

Date:

Period 1940 - 1960


Dimensions:

BowlHeight1.57 in (4 cm)
Width1.14 in (2.9 cm)
StemLength3.94 in (10 cm)
Characteristics
Pipe type stem pipe
Pipe shape trunk shape
Materialpipe clay (ceramic)
Techniquepress moulded
Colourwhite
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryEngland
Region nationalManchester (district)
TownManchester
MakerJohn Pollock & Co.
Trade name Albert corrugated
Mark "POLLOCKS" (intaglio, steel rechts)
Acquisition
Year 1982
Provenance Londen, Kings road, Brian Tipping, Antiquarius
Colchester, collectie Leonard Gant, <1970-1982

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