Museum number:

APM 2.901b

Subcollection:

excavated pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

"DE GOEDE VRINTSCHAP" (the good friendship)

Description:

Tobacco pipe made of clay with oval Gouda bowl, heel and straight stem. Bowl stem side embossed a table standing in front of a window with on the left sitting man dressed in a long coat with long Gouda pipe and wine goblet, bowl on the right woman sitting also with a wine goblet, on the top on a ribbon "DE GOEDE VRINTSCHAP" (the good friendship), table edge signature of the mould maker "OYE: I". Heel on both sides Gouda coat of arms with letter s. Stem both sides swinging tendril with leaves, flowers and bunches of grapes alternated with jumping dogs.

Date:

Period 1745 - 1765


Dimensions:

BowlHeight1.85 in (4.7 cm)
Width0.91 in (2.3 cm)
StemLength1.18 in (3 cm)
Characteristics
Pipe type stem pipe
Pipe shape oval
Materialpipe clay (ceramic)
Techniquepress moulded
Colourwhite
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryThe Netherlands
Region nationalSouth Holland
TownGouda
Maker #1Hendrick Bos (?)
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryThe Netherlands
Region nationalSouth Holland
TownGouda
Maker #2Johannes van Oye (mould engraver)
Mark hoed gekroond (stempel, hiel)
Acquisition
Year 1972
Provenance Amsterdam, collectie Jan-Cees Kok, 1969-1971
Excavation site Amsterdam, Paulus Potterstraat, Van Goghmuseum, 1969
Comments
Uitkomst Friederich formule 47.23.17=18.377 1758 C3FF
Stichting Pijpenkabinet, ansichtkaart, 1998.
Literature
D.H. Duco, De Nederlandse kleipijp, handboek voor dateren en determineren. Leiden, 1987. p 108, foto 36ab. Dit exemplaar.
Benedict Goes, 25 eeuwen roken; De verwonderlijke vormgeving van de pijp. , 1993. p 21, foto. Dit exemplaar.
Benedict Goes, The Intriguing Design of Tobacco Pipes. Leiden, 1993. p 21, foto. Dit exemplaar.
Don Duco, The ubiquitos clay pipe. ParisThe Pipe Year Book 2001, /, 2001. p 53. Dit exemplaar.
Niels Gustav Bardenfleth, Kridtpiber og kridtpiberygning. Copenhagen, 2002. p 144. Dit exemplaar.
Don Duco, aaaDe Nederlandse kleipijp, handboek voor het determineren. Amsterdam, 2024. hfst 5, p , afb 192. Dit exemplaar.
Exhibition
Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994.
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine bodemvondsten, v.a. 2001.

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