Museum number:
| APM 5.569 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "RAOB", buffalo horns |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met kromkop ketel, spoor en rechte steel met knoop. Snijfilt. Ketel voorzijde in reliëf buffelhoorns waarboven "RAOB" (Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes). |
Date:
| Period | 1930 - 1960 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.61 in (4.1 cm) |
| Width | 0.87 in (2.2 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 |
| 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., oude voorraad, <1960-1975 |
Literature
| Don Duco, RAOB-pijpen. Amsterdam, 1977. p 7, afb 7. Dit exemplaar. |
| Don Duco, Jaarverslag Pijpenkamer Icon 1976: Opgegraven pijpen; Westerwald pijpen; Franse pijpen. Amsterdam, 1977. p 47. Dit exemplaar. |
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