Museum number:

APM 11.113

Subcollection:

excavated pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

center of gravity "FRANS.VA", "VELDE"

Description:

Tobacco pipe made of clay with bulbous funnel shape bowl, heel and straight stem with smooth cut of stem end. Bowl opening milling. Bowl and stem finely stroke burnished. Stem centre of gravity ring with milling with "FRANS.VA" and "VELDE".

Date:

Period 1705 - 1720


Dimensions:

BowlHeight1.38 in (3.5 cm)
Width0.83 in (2.1 cm)
StemLength5.51 in (14 cm)
Weight13 gram
Characteristics
Pipe type stem pipe
Pipe shape funnel shape
Materialpipe clay (ceramic)
Techniquepress moulded
Colourwhite
Finish geglaasd
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryThe Netherlands
Region nationalSouth Holland
TownGouda
Maker #1Arij Jacobsz. Danens
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryThe Netherlands
Region nationalNorth Holland
TownAmsterdam
Maker #2Frans van de Velde
Mark molen (stempel, hiel)
Acquisition
Year 1989
Provenance Assen, collectie Harry Tupan, 1988-1989
Excavation site 's-Gravenhage, Spui, 1988
Comments
Naar lengte een korte 5 duims pijp (13 centimeter).
Literature
Don Duco, De Nederlandse kleipijp, handboek voor determineren. Amsterdam, 2026. hfst 3, p 122, afb 285. Dit exemplaar.

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