RT Smoking Pipe Stem, Heel and Bowl Rim

One white ball clay smoking pipe stem, heel, and bowl. The bowl has a plain rim and a worn circular cartouche on the right side that possibly reads "Evans." The back of the bowl is stamped with the initials "RT." The makers may possibly be from Isaac Evans and Robert Tippet and manufactured in Bristol. The interior of the bowl is heavily blackened from smoking damage. 

• Object number

  760.3

• Date made

  1690 - 1770

• Dimensions

  Bore Diameter 5/64 inches

  Height 1.78 inches

  Rim Diameter 0.85 inches

• Decoration

  Stamped

  Molded Pattern

• Color

  White

• Animals/objects

  Smoking Pipe

• Patterns

  Lettering

• Category

  Personal

• Class

  Ceramic

• Material

  Ball Clay

• Context

  Lot 14 North, Midden Level 1 (624.760)

• Forms

  Stem/Heel/Bowl/Rim

• Techniques

  Molded

  Smoking Stains