Museum number:
| APM 5.032a |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| general Gordon |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel hoofd generaal Gordon met snor en lange smalle bakkenbaarden, een cilindrische verticaal geribde muts. Steel links overlangs intaglio "69 GENL. GORDON" en rechts alleen "GENL. GORDON". |
Date:
| Period | 1910 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 1.89 in (4.8 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Width | 0.94 in (2.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.94 in (10 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 | 69 |
| Trade name | general Gordon |
Acquisition
| Year | 1974 |
| Provenance | Colchester, Leonard Gant |
| Colchester, antiekhandel, c. 1970 |
Comments
| Vgl. APM 17.352 fabrikantencatalogus p 14 toont dit model maar zonder het modelnummer in het opschrift op de steel. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkamer Icon, permanente presentatie, vitrine Engeland, 18 juni 1975 - september 1981. |
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