Museum number:
| APM 16.632 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| sitting bear |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel zittende beer geplaatst op een stronk met houtnerf reliëf. Steel links "RD. 552852". Meerschuimkleurige geelwitte lak. |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1915 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.89 in (4.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.42 in (3.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
| Weight | 32 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | lak, geelwit |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Bristol, The Bristol Auction Rooms, lot 110 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1920-2002 |
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