Museum number:

APM 5.245a

Subcollection:

excavated pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

baroque palm leaves

Description:

Tobacco pipe made of clay with bi-conical bowl, lobed heel and straight stem. Bowl opening milling. Bowl bottom embossed palm-like leaves and curled leaves on the bowl seams. Stem from a ribbed knot leaves with a heel in the form of a curled leaf.

Date:

Period 1635 - 1645


Dimensions:

BowlHeight1.18 in (3 cm)
Width0.91 in (2.3 cm)
StemLength1.18 in (3 cm)
Characteristics
Pipe type stem pipe
Pipe shape bi conical
Materialpipe clay (ceramic)
Techniquepress moulded
Colourwhite
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryThe Netherlands
Region nationalSouth Holland
Acquisition
Year 1974
Excavation site Amsterdam, Keizersgracht bij Runstraat, bouwput, 1974
Comments
Ketelinhoud 1,3 ml.
Literature
D.H. Duco, De Kleipijp in de Zeventiende Eeuwse Nederlanden. OxfordBAR International Series, TACTP Vol. V, /106", 1981. p 253, afb 154. Dit exemplaar.

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