Museum number:
| APM 8.062 |
Subcollection:
| ceramic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bird's beak |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van gietklei met eivorm ketel, figurale onderzijde en lichtgebogen steel met knoop. Ketel onderzijde vogelkop met kromme geopende snavel. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.54 in (3.9 cm) |
| Width | 0.94 in (2.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.15 in (8 cm) |
| Weight | 21 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | egg shape |
| Material | slip (ceramic) |
| Technique | slip cast |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | glazuur, transparant |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany |
| Region national | Rhineland Palatinate |
| Town | Grünstadt |
| Maker | Firma Bordollo (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1982 |
| Provenance | Antwerpen, Josse Vandersteen, antiquair |
| Antwerpen, antiekhandel, 1982 |
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