Museum number:
| APM 8.208 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head man with holly |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei, zogenaamde giant met grote figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel hoofd man met snor en lange baard en band met hulstbladeren rond het hoofd. Steel intaglio in naamschild links "C. CROP" en rechts "LONDON". Verf in geel, groen en rood op hoofdband. |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.98 in (10.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.97 in (5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 6.69 in (17 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | verf, twee kleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | London (district) |
| Town | London |
| Maker | Charles Crop |
| Mark | "C. CROP LONDON" (reliëf, steel weerszijden) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1983 |
| Provenance | Parijs, Serpette, marché aux puces |
| Brighton, antiekhandel, 1983 |
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