A press mould for the Peace of Aachen pipe

De oudste Goudse persvorm

By Don Duco

An article dedicated to a the world's oldest pipe mould characteristic for Gouda and dating from 1748. The author tells more about the origin of this typical so called halvemaatspijp, a pipe half the size of the standard Gouda pipe. Also the unusual shape of the bowl and the decoration is discussed, including the group of makers that produced these type of pipes. The mould is a nice example of an object that characterizes various episodes of use: from production material for a standard article to a mould occasionally in use, thereafter as an object to exhibit and finally as a museum piece to underline the illustre history of the pipe industry.

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© Don Duco, Pijpenkabinet Foundation, Amsterdam - Holland, 1997.

Illustrations

1. The oldest preserved Gouda pipe mould in two parts with a decoration dedicated to the Peace of Aachen in open position. Brass with a decoration with dies combined with engraving, closing pins in iron. Gouda, 1748.
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet collections Pk 13.248

2. The engraved oval bowls next to each other.

3-4. Detail of the two parts of the mould showing the six sided oval bowl.

5. The coat of arms on the left side of the bowl with on the top the arms of Hapsburg and below that of the House of Orange.

6. The coat of arms on the left side of the bowl with on the top the arms of Hungary and below that from England, both engravings redone showing a minimum of details.

7. Medallion with the profile portrait of prince William IV of Orange.

8. Medallion with the profile portrait of the king of England.

9. Detail of the Gouda coat of arms since the year 1739 the indication for the quality of the best pipes.

10-13.The milk maid in various sizes along the edges of the mould and in the crown (13).

14. The left side of the crown showing a man and a boar.

15. The motive of a snake, in the eighteenth century an important pipe makers' mark.

16. One of the less important decorations: a standing coquerel.

17. Unclear motives among which a hand with stretched finger and two others.

18. A standing man and a boar, an identical die that have also been used in the crown part of the mould.

19. A jumping dog and a sitting bird next to a crown.

20. Illustration of the Peace of Aachen pipe with twisted stem from the catalogue of Zenith, firm P.J. van der Want Azn. in Gouda, Holland, 1925-1930.
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet collections Pk 19.356a

Notes

1. Tentoonstelling “Oranje boove”, museum Willet Holthuysen, Amsterdam, cat. no.211, 3 July – 12 October 1959, Vrienden van de Nederlandse ceramiek, 1959, no. 15.

2. Don Duco, De tabakspijp als Oranjepropaganda, Leiden, 1992, pp. 21-23.

3. Duco, (Oranjepropaganda), 1992, pp. 41-44.

4. D .H. Duco, Vorstelijke pijpen, Inventarisatie van kleipijpen gewijd aan Nederland en Oranje, Leiden, 1992, p. 53, no. 138. De Oranjeprins samen met de koning van Engeland.

5. Duco, (Vorstelijke pijpen), Leiden, 1992, p. 53, no. 139, p. 55, no. 145.

6. Duco, (Vorstelijke pijpen), Leiden, 1992, p. 48-55, no. 125-145.

7. Don Duco, ‘Alphen als concurrent van de Goudse pijpmakers’, Pijpelijntjes, X-4, 1984, p. 11, ill. 39.

8. Don Duco, ‘Een bijzondere persvorm voor een Oranjepijp’, Leiden, 1993.

9. Duco, Bronnen Gouda, 03-03-1898. De lijst vermeldt een groot aantal persvormen en ander gereedschap. Van de vormen komen er twee in aanmerking: model 396 prins Willem of model 686 gesneden.

10. W. Krommenhoek & A. Vrij, Kleipijpen, drie eeuwen Nederlandse kleipijpen in foto's, Amstelveen, s.d., p. 254. This item.

11. Duco, (Oranjepropaganda), Leiden, 1992, p 44, afb 40. Dit exemplaar. Duco, (Vorstelijke pijpen), 1992, p 52, nr 136. Dit exemplaar.

12. Exhibition tour "Ik rook Oranje" and "Vorstelijke Pijpen", 1992-1993 (National Museum Palace Het Loo, Apeldoorn; Niemeyer Tabaksmuseum, Groningen; Pijpenkabinet, Leiden; Schielandshuis, Rotterdam; Westfriesmuseum, Hoorn end Breda's Museum, Breda). Wervik, Tabaksmuseum, exhibition "Tabak & Vorsten", 1994.