AI Smoking Pipe Stem and Heel

One white ball clay smoking pipe stem and bowl. The heel is circular yet slightly squared and stamped with the initials "AI". The maker is likely Andries Jacobsz from Amsterdam and dates to circa 1686.

• Object number

  148.21

• Date made

  1636 - 1686

• Dimensions

  Bore Diameter 8/64 inches

  Length 1.16 inches

• Decoration

  Stamped

  Molded Pattern

• Color

  White

• Animals/objects

  Smoking Pipe

• Patterns

  Lettering

• Category

  Personal

• Class

  Ceramic

• Material

  Ball Clay

• Context

  Lot 12, Test Cut F, Landfill: Light Brown Coarse Sand with Shell (624.148)

• Forms

  Stem/Heel

• Techniques

  Molded