Museum number:
| APM 14.781 |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| clown's head, "VP" |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met ovale ketel, hiel en rechte steel. Filtradering. Ketel steelzijde in reliëf naar links gewende colwnskop met drukletters "VP". Ketel rondom de voorstelling geglaasd. Hiel links bijmerk wapen van Gouda. |
Date:
| Period | 1770 - 1840 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.05 in (5.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.14 in (2.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.39 in (1 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 | Cornelis Prince (?) |
| Mark | lam onder de boom (stempel, hiel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1997 |
| Provenance | Zutphen, collectie Sjoerd Laansma, 1961-1997 |
| Excavation site | Gouda, 1961 |
Literature
| Don Duco, De Nederlandse kleipijp, handboek voor determineren. Amsterdam, 2026. hfst 5, p 239, afb 273. Dit exemplaar. |
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