Museum number:
| APM 8.782b |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "VP", caricature head |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met ovale ketel en hiel. Filtradering. Ketel steelzijde in reliëf naar links gewende karikatuurkop van een clowneske man met in drukletters initialen "VP". Ketel rond de voorstelling geglaasd. Hiel rechts bijmerk Gouds wapenschild. |
Date:
| Period | 1780 - 1810 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.06 in (2.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.2 in (0.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | geglaasd |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Region national | South Holland |
| Town | Gouda |
| Maker | Frans Verzijl |
| Mark | lam onder de boom (stempel, hiel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1985 |
| Provenance | Gouda, collectie Freek Maijenburg, 1982-1985 |
| Excavation site | Waddinxveen, weilanden, 1982 |
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