Museum number:
| APM 10.535 |
Subcollection:
| wooden pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| straight grain |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van bruyère met komvormige billiard ketel, ronde onderzijde zonder hiel en rechte tige. Ketel rondom straight grain, op filtrand birds' eye. Tige links intaglio "JAMES UPSHALL" en rechts intaglio "TILSHEAD ENGLAND MADE BY HAND". Oorspronkelijk zwart caoutchouc roer met afgeplat eind, bij tige bovenzijde merk "JU" in cirkel. |
Date:
| Period | 1980 - 1995 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Width | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
| Length total | 5.12 in (13 cm) | |
| Weight | 35 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | billiard shape |
| Material | briar (wood) |
| Technique | milled |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | hardrubber (synthetic material) |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | Wiltshire |
| Town | Tilshead |
| Maker | James Upshall |
| Mark | "JAMES UPSHALL" (intaglio, tige links) JU in cirkel (intaglio, roer bovenzijde) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2000 |
| Provenance | 's-Gravenhage, Bimalt, Gerard Hendriks |
| Rotterdam, tabakswinkel Van der Heijden, oude voorraad, <1995-2000 |
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