Museum number:
| APM 9.313 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "THE VICTORY PIPE", wood grain |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met dubbelconische néogène ketel, zonder hiel en rechte zadelsteel met knoop. Ketel over midden parelrand. Ketel weerszijden in reliëf "V". Steel links intaglio "VICTORY PIPE", steel rechts "JOHN POLLOCK & Co". Geheel bedekt met bruingebrande lak. |
Date:
| Period | 1945 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.33 in (11 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | bi conical |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | lak, bruin |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | Manchester (district) |
| Town | Manchester |
| Maker | John Pollock & Co. |
| Trade name | victory pipe |
| Mark | "JOHN POLLOCK & CO" (intaglio, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1986 |
| Provenance | Manchester, Gordon Pollock |
| Manchester, John Pollock & Co., oude voorraad, <1960-1986 |
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