Museum number:
| APM 278 |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bowl mark |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met ovaalvorm ketel, spoor en rechte steel. Ketel links in reliëf vis met drie golven gekroond waarboven "AVDA" tussen bloesemtakken. Steelaanzet in reliëf vis met geopende bek. |
Date:
| Period | 1775 - 1795 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.65 in (4.2 cm) |
| Width | 0.87 in (2.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval 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 | Gorinchem |
| Maker | Abraham van den Akker |
| Mark | vis gekroond + AVDA (reliëf, ketel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1971 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, Jacques Bos |
| Excavation site | Amersfoort, Muurhuizen, 1971 |
Literature
| Wytze Stellingwerf, The Patriot behind the pot, A historical and archaeological study of ceramics, glassware and politics in the Dutch house hold of the Revolutionary Era: 1780-1815. Zwolle, 2019. p 51, fig 3.19. Dit exemplaar. |
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