Museum number:
| APM 14.438d |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "WASHINGTON", head Washington |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd George Washington met kort haar, een verhoogde filtband met zigzag lijn. Steel platte omlijnde lobben met links in reliëf "WASHINGTON". Brandaanslag neus. Persvorm in twee delen. |
Date:
| Period | 1850 - 1870 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.54 in (3.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.06 in (2.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | creamy white |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany |
| Region national | Lower Saxony |
| Town | Uslar |
Acquisition
| Year | 1996 |
| Provenance | Bovenden, Günther Loth |
| Excavation site | Uslar, Wiesenstrasse, 1995 |
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