Museum number:
| APM 9.294c |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust negroi |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met cilindrische manchetband. Ketel hoofd neger met kroeshaar en smal borstbeeld met platte boord. Persvorm in drie delen. Geheel bedekt met zwartgebrande lak. |
Date:
| Period | 1950 - 1955 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.01 in (5.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | lak, zwartgebrand |
| 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 | 270 |
| Trade name | negro with vulcanite |
Acquisition
| Year | 1986 |
| Provenance | Manchester, Gordon Pollock |
| Manchester, John Pollock & Co., oude voorraad, <1960-1986 |
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