Museum number:
| APM 6.690 |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head Mercury with wing hat |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel. Ketel groot formaat hoofd Mercurius met vleugelhoed. Steelaanzet gecanneleerd. Resten van zwarte verf. |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.24 in (5.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.46 in (3.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.2 in (0.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | verf, zwart |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Region national | South Holland |
| Town | Gouda |
Acquisition
| Year | 1978 |
| Provenance | 's-Gravenhage, Pars Ridky |
| Excavation site | Gouda, weilanden, 1976 |
Literature
| D.H. Duco (Don Duco), De Nederlandse kleipijp, handboek voor dateren en determineren. Leiden, 1987. p 128, afb 653. Dit exemplaar. |
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