Museum number:
| APM 10.636a |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| smoking fox, milkmaid |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met trechtervorm ketel, hiel en rechte steel. Filtradering steelzijde. Ketel links in reliëf zittende vos die een pijp rookt. Ketel rechts in reliëf melkmeid met juk waaraan twee emmers. |
Date:
| Period | 1660 - 1680 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.61 in (4.1 cm) |
| Width | 0.79 in (2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.36 in (6 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| 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 |
Acquisition
| Year | 1988 |
| Provenance | Utrecht, nationale verzamelaarsjaarmarkt |
| Excavation site | Gouda, buitenwijk, aangevoerde grond, 1985 |
Literature
| Sabrina Liebetrau, Tonpfeifen als Medien neuzeutlicher Tierbilder. PaderbornMitteilungen der Deutscher Gesellschaft für Archäeologie des Mittelalters und der Neuzeit, 35/. p 162, Abb. 19. Dit exemplaar. |
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