Museum number:
| APM 9.411 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| plain,"THE MEERSCHAUM" |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met zware doetelvorm ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met afgeplat steeleind en knoop. Snijfilt. Steel links overlangs intaglio "S. Mc LARDY", rechts "THE MEERSCHAUM". |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.65 in (4.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.94 in (10 cm) |
| Weight | 37 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | office pipe shape |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | Manchester (district) |
| Town | Manchester |
| Maker | McLardy |
| Mark | "S. McLARDY" (stempel, steel li.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1986 |
| Provenance | Maastricht, antiquair Seldis |
| Engeland, antiekhandel, <1985 |
Literature
| Don Duco, De pijpen van Samuel McLardy uit Manchester. Amsterdam, 2010. afb 3. Dit exemplaar. |
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