Museum number:
| APM 14.623a |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "PRESIDENT", "FILLMORE", head man |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd president Fillmore (1850-1853) met kort haar, lauwerkrans onder de filt. Steelovergang schulprand. Steel links in reliëf "PRESIDENT" en rechts "FILLMORE". Persvorm in twee delen. |
Date:
| Period | 1850 - 1860 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.42 in (3.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.1 in (2.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | brown |
| 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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