Museum number:
| APM 64c |
Subcollection:
| tools |
Title:
| mark stamp |
Keyword:
| heel stamp |
Description:
| Merkstempel of merkhoutje voor het hielen van kleipijpen met cilindrisch gehard ijzeren staafje met merk in houten handgreep, eenzijdig afgeplat. |
Date:
| Period | 1800 - 1870 |
Dimensions:
| General | Width | 0.59 in (1.5 cm) |
| Length | 2.48 in (6.3 cm) | |
| Weight | 12 gram |
Characteristics
| Material | iron (metal) |
| Technique | forged, hardened |
| Colour | rusty brown |
| Other materials | wood |
| Oher techniques | carved |
| Other colours | light brown |
| Traces of use | slijtage |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Region national | South Holland |
| Town | Gouda |
| Maker | Firma Jan Prince & Cie II |
| Mark | D gekroond (spiegelbeeldig) (stempel, hiel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1983 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, antiquair Stam, Spiegelstraat |
| 's-Gravenhage, particulier bezit, 1981 | |
| Gouda, Firma Jan Prince & Cie II, -1897 |
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