Museum number:
| APM 9.285 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| crossed cannon barrels |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met beker ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met afgerond steeleind. Snijfilt. Filtradering in de persvorm. Ketel weerszijden in reliëf twee gekruiste kanonslopen waarboven "RMA". Steel intaglio in rechthoek links "LEIGH & CO", rechts "PORCHESTER". |
Date:
| Period | 1850 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Width | 0.91 in (2.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.53 in (11.5 cm) |
| Weight | 19 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | beaker |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Town | Porchester |
| Maker | Leigh & Co. |
| Mark | "LEIGH & Co" (reliëf, steel links) "PORCHESTER" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1986 |
| Provenance | Bristol, antiekmarkt |
| Bristol, particulier bezit, <1975-1985 |
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