Museum number:
| APM 16.667 |
Subcollection:
| ceramic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bird of paradise |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van aardewerk met ovaalvorm ketel, hielmarkering en oplopende figurale steel zonder manchet. Steel in hoogreliëf zittende vogel, de staartveren in een waaier rond de ketelbasis. Steelaanzet in de rug van het dier. Handvorm. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.01 in (5.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.06 in (2.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 31 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | hand-formed |
| Colour | yellow-brown |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Bristol, The Bristol Auction Rooms, lot 130 |
| Bristol, W.D. & H.O. Wills pipe collection, <1940-2002 |
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