Museum number:
| APM 1.326 |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "BLANKENHEYMS GENEVER IS DE BESTE" (Blankenheyms genever is the best) |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met ovale ketel en hiel. Ketel weerszijden in reliëf "BLANKENHEYMS GENEVER IS DE BESTE". Hiel links contour Gouds wapenschild. Steelaanzet geruwd. Ketelnaden met de kam afgestreken. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1905 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.01 in (5.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.1 in (2.8 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.79 in (2 cm) |
| Weight | 20 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Region national | South Holland |
| Town | Gouda |
| Maker | Firma F.S. Sparnaay & Zoon |
| Mark | GN gekroond (stempel, hiel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1994 |
| Provenance | Utrecht, nationale verzamelaarsjaarmarkt |
| Excavation site | Gouda, omgeving, 1988 |
Literature
| Don Duco, De Nederlandse kleipijp, handboek voor determineren. Amsterdam, 2026. hfst 5, p 266, afb 370. Dit exemplaar. |
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