Museum number:

APM 57d

Subcollection:

excavated pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

bowl mark

Description:

Tabakspijp van klei met vormeloze ovaalvorm ketel, spoor en rechte steel. Ketel links in reliëf zijmerk AD onder keizerskroon, ketel rechts in reliëf initialen WH. Ketelnaden met de kam afgestreken.

Date:

Period 1750 - 1775


Dimensions:

BowlHeight1.77 in (4.5 cm)
Width0.94 in (2.4 cm)
StemLength1.38 in (3.5 cm)
Characteristics
Pipe type stem pipe
Pipe shape oval shape
Materialpipe clay (ceramic)
Techniquepress moulded
Colourwhite
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryThe Netherlands
Region nationalSouth Holland
TownGouda (?)
Mark AD gekroond (reliëf, ketel li.)
WH (reliëf, ketel re.)
Acquisition
Year 1976
Provenance Amsterdam, Don Duco
Excavation site Leiden, Vrouwenkerk, rioolwerkzaamheden, 1976

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