Museum number:
| APM 971 |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "VP", caricature head |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met ovale ketel, hiel en rechte steel. Filtradering. Ketel steelzijde in reliëf karikatuurkop van een clowneske man met schoonschrift letters "VP". Hiel links bijmerk Gouds wapenschild. |
Date:
| Period | 1750 - 1790 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Width | 0.98 in (2.5 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 | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Region national | South Holland |
| Town | Gouda |
| Maker | Frans Verzijl |
| Mark | leeuw in de Hollandse tuin (stempel, hiel) |
| Duco Merken (2003) | nr. 5 |
Acquisition
| Year | 1969 |
| Excavation site | Amsterdam-Sloterdijk, Zuiderweg, wegberm, aangevoerde grond, 1969 |
Literature
| Don Duco, De Nederlandse kleipijp, handboek voor determineren. Amsterdam, 2026. hfst 5, p 239, afb 272. Dit exemplaar. |
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