Museum number:

APM 9.322d

Subcollection:

clay pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

wood grain

Description:

Tabakspijp van klei met zware billiard ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel verdunnend naar steeleind met knoop. Snijfilt. Ketel en steelaanzet in reliëf houtnerf. Geheel bedekt met schellak, de zogenaamde cream wash.

Date:

Period 1950 - 1960


Dimensions:

BowlHeight1.5 in (3.8 cm)
Width1.18 in (3 cm)
StemLength3.54 in (9 cm)
Characteristics
Pipe type stem pipe
Pipe shape billiard
Materialpipe clay (ceramic)
Techniquepress moulded
Colourwhite
Finish lak, geelgetint
Traces of use ongerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryEngland
Region nationalManchester (district)
TownManchester
MakerJohn Pollock & Co.
Trade name billiard corroclay
Acquisition
Year 1986
Provenance Manchester, Gordon Pollock
Manchester, John Pollock & Co., oude voorraad, <1960-1986

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