Museum number:
| APM 16.642 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| fish with a seated child on the back |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en licht gebogen steel met onopvallende knoop. Ketel en steelaanzet vis met de bek rond de filt, steelhoek in hoogreliëf zittend kind. Steel links overlangs intaglio "C. CROP" en rechts "LONDON". |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Width | 0.83 in (2.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.95 in (7.5 cm) |
| Weight | 15 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 |
| Region national | London (district) |
| Town | London |
| Maker | Charles Crop |
| Mark | "C. CROP" (intaglio, steel links) "LONDON" (intaglio, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Bristol, The Bristol Auction Rooms, lot 41 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1920-2002 |
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