Museum number:
| APM 22.668 |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head stadtholder Willem III with jabot |
Description:
Tobacco pipe or presentation piece of clay with figural bowl, heel and short straight stem with a straight cut end. Bowl shape curved showing the portrait of Stadholder-King William III with long hair in locks, a simple crown with thirteen points on his head, a jabot with striped begin ending in lace, a smooth coat of arms at the top. Stem end incised, heel pierced. Basic shape printed in a two-part mould, details added by hand. |
Date:
| Period | 1690 - 1695 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 3.62 in (9.2 cm) |
| Length | 6.81 in (17.3 cm) | |
| Bowl | Height | 3.7 in (9.4 cm) |
| Width | 2.13 in (5.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 4.02 in (10.2 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | printing mould, hand-formed |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Region national | South Holland |
| Town | Gouda |
Acquisition
| Year | 2017 |
| Excavation site | Breukelen, Utrechtse Vecht nabij Nijenrode, bouwput, 1986 |
Literature
| Peter Ritmeester, De koningspijp. LeidenPijpelogische Kring Nederland, IX/36, 1987. p 88-89. Dit exemplaar (gedateerd derde kwart achttiende eeuw). |
| Bert van der Lingen, Ron de Haan, Een vorstelijke vondst: Koning-stadhouder Willem III van Oranje. LeidenJaarboek, /, 2016. p 11, afb 6-8. Dit exemplaar. |
| Don Duco, Hoogtepunten uit het Amsterdam Pipe Museum. Amsterdam, 2020. hoofdstuk: Een vorstelijke portretpijp. Dit exemplaar. |
| Don Duco, aaaDe Nederlandse kleipijp, handboek voor het determineren. Amsterdam, 2024. hfst 6, p , afb 308. Dit exemplaar. |
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