Museum number:
| APM 4.718 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "DONOVAN", "F. ARCHER", giant |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met billiard model ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met afgeplat steeleind en knoop. Ketel links in reliëf staand paard met jockey en opschrift "DONOVAN". Ketel rechts borstbeeld van een jockey en "F. ARCHER". |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.56 in (6.5 cm) |
| Width | 2.01 in (5.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 6.1 in (15.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | billiard |
| 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 |
Acquisition
| Year | 1974 |
| Provenance | Londen, Portobelloroad antiquemarket |
| Londen, antiekhandel, 1974 |
Comments
| Fred Archer, Champion Jockey; Donovan, Derby Race Winner. Vgl. Pipe Line, apr. 1977, no. 30, A "horsey" Clay Pipe. Vgl. APM 7.231 zelfde pijp maar zonder makersnaam. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkamer Icon, permanente presentatie, vitrine curiosa, 18 juni 1975 - september 1981. |
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