Museum number:
| APM 11.884 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "THE CHURCHILL PIPE", briar shape |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met vormeloze buldogvorm ketel, vlakke onderzijde zonder hielmarkering en vierkante steel met afgeplat steeleind en knoop. Ketel en steel in reliëf imitatie zandgestraald. Steel links verdiepte intaglio "POLLOCKS MANCHESTER", steel rechts "THE CHURCHILL PIPE". Steeleind gele verf. |
Date:
| Period | 1945 - 1955 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.35 in (8.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | bulldog shape |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | verf, geel |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | Manchester (district) |
| Town | Manchester |
| Maker | John Pollock & Co. |
| Trade number | 285' |
| Trade name | Churchill pipe corrugated |
| Mark | "POLLOCK'S MANCHESTER" (intaglio, steel links) "THE CHURCHILL PIPE" (intaglio, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Londen, veilinghuis Phillips, 1990, lot 205 |
| Bramber, collectie Anthony Irving, House of Pipes, <1970-1989 |
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