Museum number:
| APM 7.232 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| Towerbridge, giant pipe |
Description:
| Tabakspijp, zogenaamde giant met billiard ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel links in reliëf Towerbridge geopend met stoomschip eronder. Ketel rechts Towerbridge gesloten. |
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 |
Acquisition
| Year | 1978 |
| Provenance | Londen, Kings road, Brian Tipping, Antiquarius |
| Londen, antiekhandel, 1978 |
Comments
| Bijnamen voor dit formaat: Ounce pipe, giant, cadger, four hours smoking pipe. |
Literature
| Don Duco, Jaarverslag Pijpenkamer Icon 1978. Amsterdam, 1979. p 7. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine 19de eeuw, 29 september 1982 - 4 juni 1986. |
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