Museum number:
| APM 2.017 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| wood grain relief |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met billiard ketel, zonder hiel en rechte insteeksteel met metalen busje en zwart caoutchouc roer. Ketel en steel in reliëf houtnerf. Gele lak, calciné gebrand. Busje ingeslagen "POET PIPE REGD.". |
Date:
| Period | 1930 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.14 in (2.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
| Length total | 4.72 in (12 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | billiard |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | hardrubber (synthetic material), metal |
| Finish | lak, calciné |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | Manchester (district) |
| Town | Manchester |
| Maker | John Pollock & Co. |
| Trade name | Shelley poet pipe |
| Mark | "POET PIPE REGD." (ingeslagen, busje) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1985 |
| Provenance | Londen, Kings road, Brian Tipping, Antiquarius |
| Londen, particulier bezit, 1985 |
Comments
| Uit de serie Poet pipes en genoemd naar Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822). |
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