Museum number:

APM 1.924

Subcollection:

clay pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

bird's claw

Description:

Tabakspijp van klei met eivorm ketel, zonder hiel en korte oplopende insteeksteel. Ketel onderzijde in reliëf vogelklauw met vier tenen. Gemonteerd met metalen busje. Gele lak, calciné gebrand.

Date:

Period 1935 - 1955


Dimensions:

BowlHeight1.77 in (4.5 cm)
Width1.1 in (2.8 cm)
StemLength2.17 in (5.5 cm)
Weight45 gram
Characteristics
Pipe type insert pipe
Pipe shape egg shape
Materialpipe clay (ceramic)
Techniquepress moulded
Colourwhite
Other materialsnickel (metal)
Finish verf, calciné
Traces of use ongerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryBelgium
Region nationalWest Flanders
TownKortrijk
MakerDe Bevere
Acquisition
Year 1982
Provenance Willemstad, Niels Augustin
Brussel, rommelmarkt, 1981

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