Museum number:
| APM 8.185 |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| fish mouth |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met ovaalvorm ketel, spoor en oplopende gebogen steel. Filtradering. Ketel onderzijde in reliëf geopende vissenbek. Steel in reliëf schelpjes. Ketel bovenhelft geglaasd. |
Date:
| Period | 1845 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Width | 1.02 in (2.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.79 in (2 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval shape |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | geglaasd |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Region national | South Holland |
| Town | Gouda |
| Maker | Firma Jan Prince & Cie II |
| Mark | melkmeid (stempel, ketel voorzijde) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1983 |
| Provenance | Leiden, Leonard de Moulin |
| Excavation site | 's-Gravenhage, 1982 |
Literature
| Don Duco, De Nederlandse kleipijp, handboek voor determineren. Amsterdam, 2026. hfst 5, p 293, afb 517. Dit exemplaar. |
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