Swordsman Smoking Pipe Stem and Heel

One circular smoking pipe stem and heel made of white ball clay with a bore hole diameter of 5/64 inches. There is a maker's mark stamped onto the base of the heelcalled the Swordsman (Krijgsman) and depicts the biblical story of David and Goliath. It shows David holding a shield in one hand and a sword in the other. While this pipe’s exact maker is unknown, it was likely manufactured in the Netherlands (Gouda) ca. 1675.

Maker's mark illustration by Alaina Wibberly.

• Object number

  1218.89

• Date made

  ca. 1675

• Dimensions

  Bore Diameter 5 inches

• Decoration

  Makers Mark

  Stamped

• Color

  White

• Animals/objects

  Smoking Pipe

• Patterns

  Anthropomorphic

• Category

  Personal

• Class

  Ceramic

• Material

  Ball Clay

• Context

  Lot 8, Test Cut BI, Lovelace Tavern, Late-17th- to Early-18th- Century Wooden Tavern Floor, Strata X (544.1218)

• Forms

  Stem/Heel

• Techniques

  Molded