Four-in-Diamond Smoking Pipe Stem

One clay smoking pipe stem decorated in a four-in-diamond, fleur-de-lis stamped pattern. Fleur-de-lis pipes were popular in New Amsterdam/York in the 17th century. Examples have been found in key archaeological excavations in Manhattan, including the 7 Hanover Square, Stadt Huys, and Broad Financial Center projects.

• Object number

  695.95

• Dimensions

  Bore Diameter 2.4 mm

• Decoration

  Stamped

• Color

  White

• Animals/objects

  Smoking Pipe

• Patterns

  Four-in-Diamond

  Fleur-de-lis

• Category

  Personal

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Smoking/Social Drug

• Material

  Ball Clay

• Context

  Lot 8, Test Cut AQ, Lovelace Tavern, Subsoil, Strata VIII (544.695)

• Forms

  Stem

• Techniques

  Molded