Museum number:
| APM 4.727 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head dr. Adamson with beard, steam sailingboat |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met kromkop ketel, spoor en rechte steel met afgerond steeleind. Snijfilt met brede radering in de persvorm. Ketel links in reliëf naar links gekeerd hoofd van doctor Adamson met baard. Ketel rechts zeilschip met schoorsteen. Steel links overlangs weggeradeerd intaglio opschrift, steel rechts "MANCHESTER". Steeleind rode verf. |
Date:
| Period | 1955 - 1965 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) |
| Width | 0.94 in (2.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 5.51 in (14 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | asymmetrical oval |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | verf, rood |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | Manchester (district) |
| Town | Manchester |
| Maker | John Pollock & Co. |
| Trade number | 4 |
| Trade name | Dr. Adamson straw |
Acquisition
| Year | 1974 |
| Provenance | Londen, tabakswinkel Haymarket |
| Manchester, John Pollock & Co., 1974 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkamer Icon, permanente presentatie, vitrine Engeland, 18 juni 1975 - september 1981. |
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