Museum number:
| APM 17.300 |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE", coat of arms |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of clay with a curved bowl, heel and straight stem. Bowl opening milling. Bowl stem side embossed a crowned coat of arms inside garter with the inscription "HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE" held by a standing crowned lion on the left and a standing unicorn on chain on the right, placed on a ground with the inscription "DIEU HET MON DROIT", between lion and crown branch with tudor rose and between unicorn and crown thorn branch. Bowl reverse side embossed flat leaves. Stem starter band with shells. |
Date:
| Period | 1760 - 1785 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.81 in (4.6 cm) |
| Width | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.39 in (1 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | asymmetrical oval |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Region national | South Holland |
| Town | Gouda |
| Maker | Frans Verzijl |
| Mark | L gekroond (stempel, hiel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2003 |
| Provenance | Gouda, collectie Joop Nobel, 1961-2003 |
| Excavation site | Gouda, Karnemelksloot hoek Eerste Kade, stortlaag, 1961 |
Comments
| Het wapen is dat van George I van Hannover (1660-1727). |
Literature
| Don Duco, Honi soit qui mal y pense, de geschiedenis achter een prestigieuze gedecoreerde tabakspijp. Amsterdam, 2001. afb 7a-c. Dit exemplaar. |
| D.H. Duco, De L gekroond, een vermaard Gouds handelsmerk. Amsterdam, 2004. afb 12a-d. Dit exemplaar. |
| Don Duco, aaaDe Nederlandse kleipijp, handboek voor het determineren. Amsterdam, 2024. hfst 5, p , afb 389. Dit exemplaar. |
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