Museum number:
| APM 7.855b |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "TW", shaded heart |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met kromkop ketel, hiel en rechte steel. Snijfilt. Ketel rechts in reliëf kruislings gearceerd hart, steelzijde intalgio "TW" in liggend ovaal. Steel overlangs intaglio met links "A. ADAMS" en rechts "GATESHEAD". |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.61 in (4.1 cm) |
| Width | 0.94 in (2.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.95 in (7.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | asymmetrical oval |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | Tyne and Wear |
| Town | Gateshead |
| Maker | Alex Adams |
| Mark | "A. ADAMS" (intaglio, steel overlangs links) "GATESHEAD" (intaglio, steel overlangs rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1987 |
| Provenance | 's-Gravenhage, collectie Arthur van Esveld, 1977-1987 |
| Lowestoft, antiekwinkel, 1977 | |
| Excavation site | Engeland, 1977 |
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