Museum number:

APM 9.658

Subcollection:

excavated pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

center of gravity millings with pearl fillet

Description:

Tobacco pipe made of clay with slightly bulbous funnel shape bowl, heel and straight stem with smooth cut stem end. Bowl opening milling. Bowl and stem stroke burnished. Stem centre of gravity ring with fringes bordered with pearl fillet. So-called fine (fijne) quality.

Date:

Period 1710 - 1735


Dimensions:

BowlHeight1.42 in (3.6 cm)
Width0.79 in (2 cm)
StemLength5.51 in (14 cm)
Weight12 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
MakerJacob Arijensz. Middelmeer
Mark Dordtse Maagd (stempel, hiel)
Duco Merken (2003) nr. 6
Acquisition
Year 1988
Provenance Loenen aan de Vecht, Ab Vrij
Excavation site Amsterdam, Rozengracht, bouwput voormalige sleep-inn, 1985
Comments
Uitkomst Friederich formule 36.20.17=12.240 1728 C4FF
Naar lengte een korte 6 duims pijp (15,6 centimeter).
Literature
Don Duco, De Nederlandse kleipijp, handboek voor determineren. Amsterdam, 2026. hfst 4, p 158, afb 218. Dit exemplaar.

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