One white ball clay smoking pipe stem, heel, and bowl rim with a belly-shaped bowl and rouletted rim. There is a hand-shaped maker's mark, known as a Gauntlet, visible on the base of the heel. This pipe dates to ca. 1660-1680 and was made in south west England and shipped out through Bristol. The bore hole diameter is 7/64 inches.
Maker's mark illustration by Alaina Wibberly.
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Object number
500
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Date made
ca. 1660 - ca. 1680
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Dimensions
Bore 7 mm
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Decoration
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Color
White
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Animals/objects
Smoking Pipe
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Patterns
Anthropomorphic
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Category
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Class
Ceramic
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Material
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Context
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Forms
Stem/Heel/Bowl/Rim
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Techniques
Molded
