A Gouda tobacco inn or a hospital brothel ?

Goudsche tabagie of gastvrij hoerehuijs

By Don Duco

Abstract: This article describes a find of 37 early clay pipes from a location near the Gouwe river in the centre of Gouda. The group is of interest because of the early dating from 1605 till 1628. The styes of the pipes are discussed, including the finishing and the makers' marks. It appears that almost all the material is made in Gouda before the first pipemaker is recorded.

Sorry, we do not have an English text of this article available. See for the full text the Dutch version of our website.

© Don Duco, Pijpenkabinet Foundation, Amsterdam - Holland, 1996.

Shapes of the Geluidswal

Illustrations

1. Part of the find from the Geluidswal in Gouda, Spring 1984.
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet collections Pk 180a-kk and 9547

2. Tobacco pipe with a high slender bowl and shape between oval and bi-conical, bowl opening cut off with a knife, small heel without step to the stem, uneven surface. Size 3,2 x 1,6 centimeter. 1600-1610
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet collections Pk 180bb

3. Tobacco pipe with funnel shape to bi-conical bowl and unpronounced heel, milling, bowl and stem polished. Size 3,1 x 1,7 cm. 1605-1615
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet collections Pk 180u

4. Tobacco pipe with slender bi-conical bowl with heel, milling, no additional finishings. Size 2,9 x 1,6 cm. 1610-1620
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet collections Pk 180z

5. Tobacco pipe with slender bi-conical bowl and heel, bowl and first part of the stem polished. Size 2,8 x 1,6 cm. 1605-1615
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet collections Pk 180w

6. Tobacco pipe with bi-conical bowl with a nice round shape and well pronounced heel, milling, bowl and stem polished. Size 2,8 x 1,8 cm. 1605-1615
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet collections Pk 180kk

7. Tobacco pipe with slender slight bi-conical bowl and heel, milling, bowl and stem polished. Size 3,1 x 1,8 cm. 1610-1620
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet collections Pk 180v

8. Tobacco pipe with bowl between bi-conical and knob-shaped with pronounced heel that is most suitable to have a makers mark, milling, bowl and stem polished. Size 2,8 x 1,7 cm. 1610-1615
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet collections Pk 180b

9. Tobacco pipe with full grown bi-conical bowl although the part on the stem side is still uneven, heel and straight stem with slightly oval diameter indicating a worn press mould, milling, bowl and stem softly polished. Size 2,8 x 1,7 cm. 1615-1620/1625
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet collections Pk 180m

10. Tobacco pipe with beautiful bulbous bowl, spur and straight stem, milling, bowl and stem softly polished. Size 2,4 x 1,7 cm. 1605-1615
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet collections Pk 180i

11. Tobacco pipe with strong bulbous bowl, spur and straight stem, round the spur the mould seams carelessly finished, milling, bowl and stem polished. Size 2,4 x 1,7 cm. 1605-1615
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet collections Pk 180g

12. Tobacco pipe with bulbous bowl, spur with flat oval shaped base and straight stem, milling, bowl and stem polished. Size 2,4 x 1,6 cm. 1605-1615
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet collections Pk 180f

13. Tobacco pipe with bowl between bulbous and bi-conical, heel and straight stem, milling, no further finishings. Size 2,8 x 1,8 cm. 1610-1615
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet collections Pk 180aa

14. Tobacco pipe with rather shapeless bowl with thick neck and small heel, the bowl shapelessly over in the stem, milling, bowl and stem polished. Size 2,7 x 1,8 cm. 1605-1615
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet collections Pk 180k

15. Tobacco pipe with heavy massive bi-conical bowl, heel and straight stem, milling, bowl and stem polished. Size 2,8 x 2 cm. 1610-1620
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet collections Pk 180l

16. Tobacco pipe with bulbous bowl, spur and straight stem, milling, bowl and stem completely covered with green lead glaze. Size 2,8 x 1,9 cm. 1605-1615
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet collections Pk 9547

17. Tobacco pipe with oval bi-conical bowl, heel and straight stem, milling, bowl and stem polished. Heelmark RP initials in square framing. Size 3 x 1,6 cm. 1605-1620
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet collections Pk 180ff

18. Tobacco pipe with bi-conical to knob shaped bowl, strong heel and straight stem, milling, bowl and stem polished. Heelmark IC initials with leaves. Size 2,8 x 1,7 cm. 1615-1625
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet collections Pk 180cc

19. Tobacco pipe with small bi-conical bowl, small heel and straight stem, milling, bowl and stem slightly polished. Heelmark milling. Size 2,8 x 1,8 cm. 1610-1620
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet collections Pk 180dd

20. Tobacco pipe with bi-conical knob shaped bowl with heel and straight stem, milling, bowl and stem polished. Heelmark lily crowned with IN initials. Size 3,1 x 1,9 cm. 1615-1625
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet collections Pk 180ii

21. Tobacco pipe with bi-conical bowl with oval shape, heel and straight stem, milling, bowl and stem polished. Heelmark rose with petals. Size 3,3 x 1,8 cm. 1625-1628
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet collections Pk 180gg

22. Tobacco pipe with full-grown bi-conical bowl, large flat heel and straight stem, milling, no further finishings. Heelmark TB initials in relief. Size 3,4 x 1,9 cm. 1625-1630
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet collections Pk 180jj

Notes

1. The find spot is the A12 road near the Groenhovenweg in Bloemendaal-Gouda, now known as De Groene Wal.

2. D.H. Duco, De Nederlandse kleipijp, handboek voor dateren en determineren, Leiden, 1987, pp 28-31, chapter: Pijpmodellen uit de eerste generatie (Pipe shapes of the first generation).

3. Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet collection Pk 180aa, 180x, 180jj, 180u, 180l en 180k.

4. D.H. Duco, Merken van Goudse pijpenmakers 1660-1940, Lochem, 1982, p 7.