Museum number:

APM 13.925b

Subcollection:

excavated pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

export mark

Description:

Tabakspijp van klei met kromkop ketel en hiel. Snijfilt met filtradering in de persvorm. Ketel voorzijde gestempeld exportmerk L gekroond.

Date:

Period 1865 - 1880


Dimensions:

BowlHeight1.73 in (4.4 cm)
Width1.1 in (2.8 cm)
Characteristics
Pipe type stem pipe
Pipe shape asymmetrical oval
Materialpipe clay (ceramic)
Techniquepress moulded
Colourwhite
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryEngland
Mark L gekroond (stempel, ketel stz.)
Acquisition
Year 2002
Provenance Halfweg, collectie Ferry Kompier, c. 1988-2002
Excavation site Engeland, antiekhandel, 1988
Literature
D.H. Duco, De L gekroond, een vermaard Gouds handelsmerk. Amsterdam, 2004. afb 19de. Dit exemplaar.

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