Museum number:
| APM 1.829 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust head Duchess of Devonshire |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende insteeksteel met aluminium busje. Ketel borstbeeld van de hertogin van Devonshire met hoofd naar links gewend met grote hoed met brede rand en veren, lang haar in lokken, borstbeeld kledingplooien. Steel links intaglio overlangs "C. CROP LONDON" en rechts "RD.No. 373036". Meerschuimkleurige lak. |
Date:
| Period | 1901 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.56 in (6.5 cm) |
| Width | 2.01 in (5.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Weight | 72 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | lak, geelbruin |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | London (district) |
| Town | London |
| Maker | Charles Crop |
| Trade name | Duchess of Devonshire |
| Mark | "C. CROP, LONDON" (intaglio, steel links) "RD.NO. 373036" (intaglio, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1985 |
| Provenance | Londen, Portobelloroad antiquemarket |
| Londen, antiekhandel, 1985 |
Comments
| Vgl. Peter J. Hammond, Registered and Patented Clay Tobacco Pipes, Nottingham, 1988, p 67, fig 16, afb 65. Geregistreerd 20-04-1901, hoofd van de Duchess of Devonshire. |
Exhibition
| Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994. |
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