Museum number:
| APM 9.344g |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| plain |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met zware slurfvormige auto ketel, zonder hiel en afgeplatte spits met knoop. Snijfilt. Onversierd. Steel links intaglio modelnummer "244", steel bovenzijde intkstempel in rossig met "ASHTON'S". Geheel bedekt met schellak, de zogenaamde cream wash. |
Date:
| Period | 1930 - 1960 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.02 in (2.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.76 in (7 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | auto pipe |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | lak, kleurloos |
| 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 | 244 |
| Trade name | golf |
| Mark | "ASHTON'S" (inktstempel, steel bovenzijde) |
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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