Museum number:
| APM 954 |
Subcollection:
| tools |
Title:
| mark stamp |
Keyword:
| heel stamp |
Description:
| Merkstempel of merkhoutje voor het hielen van kleipijpen met houten klosje aan linkerzijde afgeplat met ijzeren staafje met merk VOC-monogram in cirkel. |
Date:
| Period | 1800 - 1860 |
Dimensions:
| General | Length | 2.95 in (7.5 cm) |
| Diameter | 0.24 in (0.6 cm) | |
| Weight | 7.5 gram |
Characteristics
| Material | iron (metal) |
| Technique | engraved |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | wood |
| Traces of use | slijtage |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Region national | South Holland |
| Town | Gouda |
| Maker | Firma Jan Prince & Cie II |
| Mark | VOC monogram (spiegelbeeldig) (gegraveerd, stempelvlak) |
| Duco Merken (2003) | nr. 23 |
Acquisition
| Year | 1982 |
| Provenance | Leiden, binnengebracht Pijpenkabinet |
| Amsterdam, J. de Waal, c. 1950-1982 | |
| Scheveningen, particulier bezit familie Prince, c. 1945 |
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