Museum number:
| APM 9.508a |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head man with turban and ring beard |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale bekervorm ketel, hiel en rechte steel. Ketel hoofd man met ringbaard en tulband. Filt overlangse streepjes. Hiel weerszijden in reliëf "R". Persvorm in twee delen. |
Date:
| Period | 1830 - 1850 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
| Width | 0.87 in (2.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | Bristol (district) |
| Town | Bristol |
| Maker | Richard Ring |
| Mark | RR (reliëf, hiel weerszijden) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1987 |
| Provenance | Bristol, Reg & Philomena Jackson |
| Excavation site | Bristol, Bath Road, fabrieksstort, 1982 |
Literature
| Reg & Philomena Jackson, Roger Price, The Ring Family of Bristol, Clay Tobacco Pipe Manufacturers. LondonPost Medieval Archaeology, /18, 1984. fig 18, afb 139. Dit exemplaar. |
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