Museum number:
| APM 9.328b |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "SK", Staffordshire knot |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met kromkop ketel, spoor en rechte steel met knoop. Snijfilt. Ketel weerszijden in reliëf touw in platte knoop met letters "SK" (Staffordshire Knot). Ketelnaden afgezet met blaadjes. Steelaanzet links intaglio modelnummer "41". Geheel bedekt met schellak, de zogenaamde cream wash. |
Date:
| Period | 1940 - 1960 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) |
| Width | 0.94 in (2.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.94 in (10 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | asymmetrical oval |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | lak, transparant wit |
| 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 | 41 |
| Trade name | Staffordshire Knot common cutty |
Acquisition
| Year | 1986 |
| Provenance | Manchester, Gordon Pollock |
| Manchester, John Pollock & Co., oude voorraad, <1960-1986 |
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