Museum number:

APM 13.514b

Subcollection:

excavated pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

"REX HISPA", arms of the Seven Provinces

Description:

Tobacco pipe made of clay with oval Gouda bowl, heel and straight stem. Bowl opening milling. Bowl stem side embossed crowned coat of arms with four quarters and two extra shields within chain of fire strokes, along the base text shield "REX.HISPA". Bowl both sides along the Spanish coat of arms the seven Dutch provincial coat of arms with to the right the coat of arm of Gouda as number eight. Heel right side coat of arms of Gouda.

Date:

Period 1740 - 1750


Dimensions:

BowlHeight1.89 in (4.8 cm)
Width0.98 in (2.5 cm)
Characteristics
Pipe type stem pipe
Pipe shape oval
Materialpipe clay (ceramic)
Techniquepress moulded
Colourwhite
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryThe Netherlands
Region nationalSouth Holland
TownGouda
Maker #1Abraham van der Spelt (?)
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryThe Netherlands
Region nationalSouth Holland
TownGouda
Maker #2Hermanus de Roos (?)
Mark 444 (stempel, hiel)
Duco Merken (2003) nr. 1045
Acquisition
Year 2000
Provenance Krommenie, collectie Kees Faas, 1999-2000
Excavation site Zaandam, grachtvulling, 1999
Comments
Vgl. APM 13.514a vroeger product.
Zie: wapenbeschrijving in documentatie.

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