Nicholas Bris Smoking Pipe Stem

One smoking pipe stem made of white ball clay with a bore hole diameter of 4/64 inches. The stem has the following maker's mark: NICHO/*LAS*/BRIS. The "N" is backwards and may be the work of an illiterate apprentice. Manufactured by William Nicholas of Bristol, ca. 1730-1776.

• Object number

  501

• Date made

  ca. 1730 - ca. 1776

• Dimensions

  Bore 4 inches

• Decoration

  Makers Mark

  Text Mark

• Color

  White

• Animals/objects

  Smoking Pipe

• Category

  Personal

• Class

  Ceramic

• Material

  Ball Clay

• Context

  1439-South Ferry - Battery Wall 15768.381

• Forms

  Stem

• Techniques

  Molded