Museum number:
| APM 9.322k |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| wood grain |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met zware billiardvorm ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met afgeplat steeleind en knoop. Snijfilt. Ketel en steelaanzet in reliëf houtnerf aangeduid met corrugated. Steel rechts in verdiepte rechthoek intaglio "POLLOCKS" en links "MANCHESTER". Geheel bedekt met schellak, de zogenaamde cream wash. |
Date:
| Period | 1950 - 1960 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.65 in (4.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.53 in (11.5 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. |
| Mark | "POLLOCKS" (intaglio, steel rechts) "MANCHESTER" (intaglio, steel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1986 |
| Provenance | Manchester, Gordon Pollock |
| Manchester, John Pollock & Co., oude voorraad, <1960-1986 |
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