JB 2019 (art) – An early Seventeenth Century Presentation Pipe with Stamped Floral Motives

Author: Bert van de Lingen

Yearbook PKN, Society for Historic Tobacco Pipe Research, 2019

A rare and large, early seventeenth century pipe fragment was discovered as a stray find in Amsterdam. The bowl has a remaining length of 6 centimeters but was originally longer. The pipe is not made in a mould but seems to be completely shaped by hand. The bowl form is based on a pipe from the period 1600-1630 and although the bowl looks very voluminous, the amount of tobacco in the pipe is the same as that of a standard pipe from that period. During the production process, the rear was slightly flattened in the middle (Fig. 7). This was most likely done to allow the pipe to rest whilst smoking

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