19th-century Dutch stoneware/gin bottle. Many Dutch gin (jenever) exporters embossed the owner’s name and city into the bottle. Hendrik Lucas Bol was associated with the Bol family of distillers and merchants in Amsterdam.
12in h
5in w
bottle has marking on the front that reads:
HENDRIK LUCAS BOL
HET LOOTSJE
AMSTERDAM.”
This is Dutch.
- Hendrik Lucas Bol — the name of the merchant or company.
- Het Lootsje — literally “The Little Pilot House” (likely the name of the business or premises).
- Amsterdam — the city.






