Museum number:
| APM 9.315 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "BEN NEVIS", "ASHTON'S", wood grain |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met billiard ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel en steel in reliëf houtnerf aangeduid met corrugated. Steel weerszijden verdiept naamschild met intaglio "BEN NEVIS". Steel inktstempel "ASHTON'S". Geheel bedekt met schellak, de zogenaamde cream wash., steeleind gele verf. |
Date:
| Period | 1940 - 1960 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.94 in (10 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | billiard |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | lak, geel, verf, geel |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | Manchester (district) |
| Town | Manchester |
| Maker | John Pollock & Co. |
| Trade number | 54' |
| Trade name | Ben Nevis corrugated |
Acquisition
| Year | 1986 |
| Provenance | Manchester, Gordon Pollock |
| Manchester, John Pollock & Co., oude voorraad, <1960-1986 |
Comments
| Ashton's zou een tobacconist zijn. |
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