Museum number:
| APM 13.902a |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bird's claw |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met bekervorm ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met afgeplat steeleind en knoop. Snijfilt. Ketel onderzijde vogelklauw met vier tenen en onopvallende nagels. Steel overlangs intaglio "R. SMITHEMAN & CO, BROSELEY 12". Steeleind groengetint loodglazuur. |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.65 in (4.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.1 in (2.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.33 in (11 cm) |
| Weight | 22 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | beaker shape |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | loodglazuur, groengetint |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | Shropshire |
| Town | Broseley |
| Maker | R. Smitheman & Co |
| Mark | "R. SMITHEMAN & CO, BROSELEY 12" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1994 |
| Provenance | Londen, Portobelloroad antiquemarket |
| Nottinghamshire, tabakswinkel, <1960-1994 |
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