Museum number:
| APM 9.322a |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| wood grain with knots |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met zware billiardvorm ketel, hielmarkering en rechte steel met afgeplat steeleind en knoop. Snijfilt. Ketel en steelaanzet in reliëf houtnerf als corrugated, aangezet met doornen die de indruk van knoesten moeten geven. Geheel bedekt met schellak, de zogenaamde cream wash. |
Date:
| Period | 1950 - 1960 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Width | 1.42 in (3.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.15 in (8 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | billiard shape |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | lak, geelgetint |
| 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 | 193' |
| Trade name | thorn billiard corrugated |
Acquisition
| Year | 1987 |
| Provenance | 's-Gravenhage, Arthur van Esveld |
| Norwich, tabakswinkel, 1983 |
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