Museum number:
| APM 21.780 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| dog's head with glass eyes |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en licht gebogen steel met knoop. Ketel kop van een hond met geopende bek rond de ketelopening, ogen van glas. Steel links intaglio "C. CROP" en rechts "LONDON". Afgewerkt met ivoorwitte verf als meerschaumwash. Ogen van paarsig glas. |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 1.1 in (2.8 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 2.01 in (5.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.1 in (2.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.15 in (8 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | glass (inorganic material) |
| Finish | verf, meerschaumwash |
| 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 | 2013 |
| Provenance | Kortrijk, collectie Philippe Boxy, 1971-2013 |
| Londen, Camden passage, 1971 |
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