Museum number:
| APM 16.630 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust general with two-sided stitch |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel borstbeeld geenraal met snor en sik, tweekante steek met veren, borstbeeld met uniformkraag. Steel links intaglio "BOBS" en rechts "RD. NO. 361851". Ketel onderzijde intaglio ovaal met "ROYAL 1897 CLAYS" |
Date:
| Year | 1897 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.61 in (4.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Weight | 38 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Mark | "ROYAL 1897 CLAYS" (intaglio, ketel onderzijde) "RD.NO. 361851" (intaglio, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Bristol, The Bristol Auction Rooms, lot 90 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1920-2002 |
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