Museum number:
| APM 9.322i |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "BEN NEVIS", wood grain |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met zware billiardvorm ketel, zonder hiel en nauwelijks gebogen steel met verdund eind en afgeplatte beet met knoop. Ketel en steelaanzet in reliëf houtnerf, aangeduid met corrugated. Steel weerszijden overlangs intaglio "BEN NEVIS", steelaanzet links modelnummer "54". Geheel bedekt met schellak, de zogenaamde cream wash. |
Date:
| Period | 1950 - 1960 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.94 in (10 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | billiard shape |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | lak, geelgetint |
| 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
| Vgl. APM 9.316 uit dezelfde persvorm maar beduidend kleiner. |
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