Pipe Stem/Bowl

Dutch (?) 17th-century belly bowl with 3-lettered mark on the base of the heel: MTS with 3 dots in relief below initials. Dates based on bore diameter for now. Unknown maker. Mark not listed in Duco 2003. Possibly made in Gouda or London.

• Object number

  507

• Date made

  1620 - 1700

• Dimensions

  Bore 7 mm

• Animals/objects

  Smoking Pipe

• Category

  Personal

• Class

  Ceramic

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  1439-South Ferry - Battery Wall 15768.003

• Forms

  Smoking Pipe

  Pipe Bowl

  Stem

• Ware types

  White Ball Clay