Museum number:
| APM 11.592 |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| fish with open mouth |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of clay with double conical bowl, flat heel and straight stem. Bowl opening cut of. Bowl in relief monstrous fish head with opened mouth with eight teeth. Stem near bowl embossed on both sides, stem a primitive rose, surrounding stem bands followed by a swinging tendril with curled leaves and flowers. |
Date:
| Period | 1600 - 1620 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) |
| Width | 0.83 in (2.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.38 in (3.5 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 | North Holland |
Acquisition
| Year | 1997 |
| Provenance | Alkmaar, collectie Marcel Corbié, 1979-1997 |
| Excavation site | Alkmaar, binnenstad, beerput, 1979 |
Literature
| D.H. Duco, Drie eeuwen tabakspijpen uit Alkmaar, Een analyse van de kleipijpen na vijftien jaar stadskernonderzoek. Vormen uit Vuur, Nederlandse Vrienden van de Ceramiek, /186/187, 2004. p 73. Dit exemplaar besproken. (De afbeelding bij dit artikel is de pijp APM 16.509) |
| Don Duco, aaaDe Nederlandse kleipijp, handboek voor het determineren. Amsterdam, 2024. hfst 5, p , afb 4. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine bodemvondsten, v.a. 2001. |
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