Museum number:

APM 7.420b

Subcollection:

clay pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

ain balloon

Description:

Tabakspijp van gietklei met kromkop ketel, spoor en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel weerszijden in reliëf luchtballon waaronder een mand. Steel links overlangs intaglio "E. AYTO". Ketel opgeschilderd in geel en paars glazuur.

Date:

Period 1977 - 1978


Dimensions:

BowlHeight1.46 in (3.7 cm)
Width0.91 in (2.3 cm)
StemLength3.94 in (10 cm)
Characteristics
Pipe type stem pipe
Pipe shape asymmetrical oval
Materialslip (ceramic)
Techniqueslip cast
Colourwhite
Finish glazuur, geel, paars
Traces of use ongerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryEngland
Region nationalWest Sussex
TownBramber
MakerEric G. Ayto
Mark "E. AYTO" (intaglio, steel links)
Acquisition
Year 1979
Provenance Oud-Loosdrecht, René Hogguer
Londen, tabakswinkel, 1979

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