Museum number:
| APM 860 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "RAOB", buffalo head |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met kromkop ketel, spoor en rechte steel met knoop. Snijfilt, radering in de persvorm. Ketel voorzijde in reliëf buffelkop met hoorns en opschrift "RAOB" (Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes). Steeleind rode verf. |
Date:
| Period | 1920 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.73 in (4.4 cm) |
| Width | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 5.12 in (13 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | asymmetrical oval |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | verf, rood |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany |
| Region national | Westerwald |
| Town | Höhr |
| Maker | Lamp (trading house) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1976 |
| Provenance | Volendam, Fred Tymstra |
| Höhr, handelshuis Theo Lamp & Co., toonkamer, <1960-1975 |
Literature
| Don Duco, RAOB-pijpen. AmsterdamPijpelijntjes, III/2, 1977. p 7, afb 6. Dit exemplaar. |
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