Museum number:
| APM 7.429 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "ON SAFARI", crocodile |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van gietklei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met afgeplat steeleind en knoop. Ketel rondom in reliëf krokodil met kop op de steel. Steel links intaglio "ON SAFARI". Steeleind bruingetint loodglazuur. |
Date:
| Period | 1977 - 1978 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.1 in (2.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.76 in (7 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | slip (ceramic) |
| Technique | slip cast |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | loodglazuur, bruingetint |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | West Sussex |
| Town | Bramber |
| Maker | Eric G. Ayto |
Acquisition
| Year | 1979 |
| Provenance | Oud-Loosdrecht, René Hogguer |
| Londen, tabakswinkel, 1979 |
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