Museum number:
| APM 9.333 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "ORIGINAL 1715 REVIVED1915", "BI-CENTENARY" |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met langgerekte Engels kromkop ketel, hiel en rechte steel met glad afgesneden steeleind. Steel links intaglio "ORIGINAL 1715 REVIVED 1915", rechts "BI-CENTENARY". Calciné gebrande lak. |
Date:
| Period | 1952 - 1955 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.85 in (4.7 cm) |
| Width | 0.87 in (2.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.92 in (12.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | asymmetrical oval |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | lak, calciné |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | Manchester (district) |
| Town | Manchester |
| Maker | John Pollock & Co. |
Acquisition
| Year | 1986 |
| Provenance | Manchester, Gordon Pollock |
| Manchester, John Pollock & Co., oude voorraad, <1960-1986 |
Comments
| De persvorm voor deze pijp in 1952 aangeschaft bij W.G.Hedges in Londen en in 1953 is dit model in calciné versie verkocht als coronation pipe ter gelegenheid van de kroning van koningin Eizabeth II van Engeland. Vgl. APM 7.330 een later maaksel uit dezelfde persvorm. |
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