Museum number:
| APM 7.790 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bird claw |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met doetelvorm ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met manchet. Ketel onderzijde in reliëf vogelklauw met vier tenen. Ketel geglaasd. Klauw geelgetinte verf, nagels sporen van goudverf. Oorspronkelijk weichselhouten roer met hoornen spits. |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.85 in (4.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.1 in (2.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Length total | 5.51 in (14 cm) | |
| Weight | 46 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | office pipe shape |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | buffalo horn (animal material), cherrywood (wood) |
| Finish | geglaasd, verf |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region national | Namur (province) |
| Town | Andenne (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1994 |
| Provenance | Sint-Niklaas, pijpenbeurs |
| Antwerpen, rommelmarkt, c. 1975 |
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