Museum number:
| APM 9.291a |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| shell finish |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met kleine kalebasvorm ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende insteeksteel. Ketel en steel in reliëf houtnerf, zogenaamde shell. Geheel bedekt met geelwit getinte lak. |
Date:
| Period | 1930 - 1955 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.13 in (5.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.06 in (2.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | calabash |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | lak, gelig |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | Manchester (district) |
| Town | Manchester |
| Maker | John Pollock & Co. |
| Trade name | calaclay poet pipe |
Acquisition
| Year | 1986 |
| Provenance | Manchester, Gordon Pollock |
| Manchester, John Pollock & Co., oude voorraad, <1960-1986 |
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