Museum number:
| APM 11.815 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "RAOB", buffalo horns |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met kromkop ketel, hiel en rechte steel met afgeplatte spits en knoop. Snijfilt met radering in de persvorm. Ketel vorzijde in reliëf buffelhorens met erboven "RAOB" (Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes). Hiel weerszijden in reliëf vierbladig motiefje. Steel weerszijden glad naamschildje. |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) |
| Width | 0.94 in (2.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.54 in (9 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | asymmetrical oval |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Londen, veilinghuis Phillips, 1990, lot 204 |
| Bramber, collectie Anthony Irving, House of Pipes, <1970-1989 |
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