HG Smoking Pipe Stem

One white ball clay smoking pipe stem with the letters "HG" stamped within a circle on the base. This pipe was likely manufactured by Hendrik Gerdes, a 17th-century Dutch pipe maker. The fragment is possibly from an "elbow" pipe.

• Object number

  558.11

• Date made

  1668 - 1688

• Dimensions

  Length 0.91 inches

  Bore Diameter 6/64 inches

• Decoration

  Stamped

• Color

  White

• Animals/objects

  Smoking Pipe

• Patterns

  Lettering

• Category

  Personal

• Class

  Ceramic

• Material

  Ball Clay

• Forms

  Stem

• Techniques

  Molded