Museum number:
| APM 4.031 |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "VRANKRY NAVARRE" |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of clay with curved bowl, heel (and straight stem). Bowl opening milling. Bowl front embossed under a crowned canopy against a knight held cover two coats of arms under a single helmet with crown as helmet sign and tarpaulins, left the coat of arms of France with on a shaded shield three lilies, right the coat of arms of Navarre, the shields held by standing angels with long robes and staggered wings, a vane on staff encloses the representation, curved ribbon on top of which "VRANKRY NAVARRE". Heel left side mark Gouda coat of arms. |
Date:
| Period | 1745 - 1750 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.85 in (4.7 cm) |
| Width | 0.91 in (2.3 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | asymmetrical oval |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Region national | South Holland |
| Town | Gouda |
| Maker | Abraham van den Berg |
| Mark | wapen van Batavia (stempel, hiel) |
| Duco Merken (2003) | nr. 24 |
Acquisition
| Year | 1984 |
| Provenance | Leiden, Maarten Kersten, 1976-1984 |
| Excavation site | Leiden, Morsweg, wegberm, 1976 |
Comments
| Wapen tussen 1589 en 1789 in gebruik. |
Literature
| Don Duco, De Nederlandse kleipijp, handboek voor determineren. Amsterdam, 2026. hfst 5, p 271, afb 392. Dit exemplaar. |
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