Museum number:
| APM 9.292d |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| shell finish |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met billiard ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende insteeksteel. Ketel en steel in reliëf houtnerf, zogenaamde shel. Geheel bedekt met gele lak, ketel onderzijde en steel bruingebrande lak tot zwart. Oorspronkelijke montage met metalen busje met ingeslagen "MADE IN ENGLAND". |
Date:
| Period | 1930 - 1955 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.61 in (4.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | billiard |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | metal |
| Finish | lak, bruingebrand |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | Manchester (district) |
| Town | Manchester |
| Maker | John Pollock & Co. |
| Trade number | 224 |
| Trade name | cavity bowl (with vulcanite) |
| Mark | "MADE IN ENGLAND" (ingeslagen, busje) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1986 |
| Provenance | Manchester, Gordon Pollock |
| Manchester, John Pollock & Co., oude voorraad, <1960-1986 |
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