Museum number:
| APM 16.638 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| sitting devil |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met conische ketel, vlakke onderzijde zonder hiel en rechte steel met featherpoint. Steelhoek in hoogreliëf naar links gekeerd zittende duivel met vleugels en horens. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.14 in (2.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.74 in (9.5 cm) |
| Weight | 16 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | conic |
| 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 94 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1920-2002 |
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