Museum number:
| APM 16.633 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| sitting bird |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte stee; met knoop. Ketel staande vogel met lange nek, de staart steekt door de steel, steeleind geruwd. Steel links intaglio "COWELL BISHOPSGATE" en rechts "THE BLACK RAVEN". |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1905 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.48 in (6.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.33 in (11 cm) |
| Weight | 31 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem 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 |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Bristol, The Bristol Auction Rooms, lot 20 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1920-2002 |
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