Museum number:
| APM 8.961b |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "VIVA ORANGIEN" (long live House of Orange), coat of arms of prince William III |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of clay with biconical bowl, heel and straight stem. Bowl opening on stem side milling. Bowl left embossed between leaves branches "VIVA ORANGIEN". Bowl right embossed coat of arms of Prince William III of Orange between branches with Orange apples. Stem embossed double sloping branch with leaves, after two smooth concentric rings left embossed "DIE NAER ORA .." and right "OOK DESE PIP ..". |
Date:
| Period | 1672 - 1680 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Width | 0.75 in (1.9 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 5.31 in (13.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | bi conical |
| 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 | 2003 |
| Provenance | 's-Hertogenbosch, Ruud van Thiel |
| Utrecht, Douwe Egberts Pijpenkamer, 1979-2003, nr V2542 | |
| Loenen, mevrouw Rakers, mei 1979 | |
| Excavation site | Utrecht (provincie), 1979 |
Literature
| Menno van der Laan, Uit verre landen; Koffie, thee en andere koloniale waren. Eindhoven, 2015. p 96, 97. Dit exemplaar. |
| Don Duco, De Nederlandse kleipijp, handboek voor determineren. Amsterdam, 2026. hfst 5, p 201, afb 96. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, tentoonstelling "Lang leve Oranje!, 200 jaar Koninkrijk, Oranje en de pijpmakerij", 3 april - 15 augustus 2013. |
| 's-Hertogenbosch, Noordbrabants Museum, tentoonstelling "Uit verre landen, koffie, thee en andere koloniale waren", 5 juni 2015 - 13 september 2015. |
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