Museum number:
| APM 16.620 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bird's claw |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met billiard ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met manchet. Ketel onderzijde in reliëf vogelklauw met vier tenen. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.22 in (3.1 cm) |
| Width | 0.94 in (2.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.59 in (1.5 cm) |
| Weight | 9 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | billiard |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Bristol, The Bristol Auction Rooms, lot 130 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1920-2002 |
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