Museum number:
| APM 5.031 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| cigar pipe |
Keyword:
| two hands together |
Description:
| Sigarenpijp van klei met bekervormige figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel en steel twee ineengeslagen handen. Steelaanzet links intaglio modelnummer "57". Steel onderzijde ovaal inktstempel met "MADE IN ENGLAND". |
Date:
| Period | 1930 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Width | 0.63 in (1.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.56 in (6.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| 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 | 57 |
| Trade name | friendship |
| Mark | "MADE IN ENGLAND" (stempel, inkt) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1974 |
| Provenance | Colchester, Leonard Gant |
| Colchester, antiekhandel, c. 1971 |
Comments
| Model bijgenaamd The hands of friendship. |
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