EB Smoking Pipe Stem

One white ball clay smoking pipe stem and partial elbow. The bottom of the stem is stamped with the letters EB within a circle. EB pipes were manufactured in Amsterdam by an Englishman from Surrey named Edward Bird (Burt). Documents list Bird as a pipe maker in 1630. After his demise in 1655, Bird's son Evert, continued manufacturing pipes, probably using the EB mark. Pipes with the EB mark in a beaded circle were produced from c. 1650-1664. 

• Object number

  954.164

• Date made

  1650 - 1664

• Decoration

  Stamped

• Color

  White

• Animals/objects

  Smoking Pipe

• Patterns

  Lettering

• Category

  Personal

• Class

  Ceramic

• Material

  Ball Clay

• Context

  Lot 15, Test Cut S, Wooden Box: Undisturbed Deposit in Southeast Portion of Box (624.954)

• Forms

  Stem

• Techniques

  Molded