Museum number:
| APM 11.063 |
Subcollection:
| ceramic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "B. FRANKLIN", hollow-walled |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van gietklei met holwandige figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende insteeksteel. Ketel hoofd president Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) met bol gezicht en halflang haar. Steel links intaglio "B. FRANKLIN". Oorspronkelijke montage met metalen busje met ingeslagen "GOEDEWAAGEN, MADE IN HOLLAND" en gebogen geel imitatie barnstenen roer. |
Date:
| Period | 1933 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Width | 2.01 in (5.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Length total | 4.72 in (12 cm) | |
| Weight | 70.5 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | slip (ceramic) |
| Technique | slip cast |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | metal, synthetic material |
| Finish | glazuur, transparant |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Region national | South Holland |
| Town | Gouda |
| Maker | NV Goedewaagen's Koninklijke Hollandsche Pijpen- en Aardewerkfabrieken |
| Trade number | 881 |
| Trade name | B. Franklin baronite |
| Mark | "GOEDEWAAGEN, MADE IN HOLLAND" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1989 |
| Provenance | Amstelveen, mevrouw S.M.E. van Lith, 1965-1989 |
| Amsterdam, gerookt door de heer van Lith, 1950-1965 |
Comments
| Vgl. APM 12.881 de zeepvorm van deze tabakspijp. |
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