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Pipe

middle of 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Gouda (made)

Tobacco pipe of white clay. Ovoid bowl with a coiled stem decorated with flowers on wavy stems.


Object details

Category
Ceramics
Object type
Pipe
Materials and techniques
Clay
Clay
Brief description
Tobacco pipe of white clay, Gouda, middle of 19th century.
Physical description
Tobacco pipe of white clay. Ovoid bowl with a coiled stem decorated with flowers on wavy stems.
Dimensions
  • Width: 10.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'E S.' (Stamped on the heel)
  • 'E S' under a crown above a label inscribed 'P GOEDE WAAGEN' between figures of Neptune and Mercury (On the bowl)
  • 'GOUDSCHE PYPEN' (Inscribed on the stem)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Given by Mrs F. Bury Palliser in 1869. Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street.
Subject depicted
Flowers
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
4118G-1901

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Record createdSeptember 9, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1136823/pipe-unknown/
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