Museum number:
| APM 11.673 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bird's claw |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met ovaalvorm ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende insteeksteel. Ketel onderzijde in reliëf vogelklauw met vier tenen, de steel de huid van het dier. Geheel bedekt met gele lak, ketelopening calciné gebrand. Oorspronkelijk busje en zwart caoutchouc roer. |
Date:
| Period | 1930 - 1960 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.93 in (4.9 cm) |
| Width | 2.01 in (5.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Length total | 4.92 in (12.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval shape |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | hardrubber (synthetic material), metal |
| Finish | lak, calciné |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | Manchester (district) |
| Town | Manchester |
| Maker | John Pollock & Co. |
| Trade number | 230 |
| Trade name | cavity claw (with vulcanite) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Manchester, Gordon Pollock |
| Manchester, John Pollock & Co., incourante voorraad, <1960-1990 |
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