Museum number:
| APM 11.675 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "POET PIPE REGD.", bird claw |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met eivorm ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende insteeksteel. Ketel onderzijde in reliëf vogelklauw met vier tenen. Geheel ebdekt met donkerbruin gebrande lak. Oorspronkelijk wijd cilindrisch metalen busje met "POET PIPE REGD.". |
Date:
| Period | 1930 - 1960 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.54 in (3.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.61 in (4.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | egg shape |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | metal |
| Finish | lak, bruingebrand |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | Manchester (district) |
| Town | Manchester |
| Maker | John Pollock & Co. |
| Mark | "POET PIPE REGD." (ingeslagen, busje) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Manchester, Gordon Pollock |
| Manchester, John Pollock & Co., incourante voorraad, <1960-1990 |
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