Museum number:
| APM 13.903 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bird's claw |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met ovale ketel, zonder hiel en gebogen steel met afgeplat steeleind en knoop. Ketel onderzijde in reliëf vogelklauw met vier tenen. |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.13 in (5.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.36 in (6 cm) |
| Weight | 25 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | Shropshire |
| Town | Broseley |
| Maker | R. Smitheman & Co |
Acquisition
| Year | 1994 |
| Provenance | Londen, Portobelloroad antiquemarket |
| Nottinghamshire, tabakswinkel, <1960-1994 |
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