Smoking Pipe Stem and Bowl Rim

One smoking pipe stem and bowl rim made of white ball clay. There is an elaborate scene on the front of the bowl depicting a meeting among three soldiers wearing hats typical of those documented during the Civil War. Two of the men are shaking hands, suggesting a possible peace agreement. Dots and leaves also decorate the exterior surfaces of the bowl and stem. The interior surface of the bowl is blackened from use. The bore hole diameter is 6/64 inches.

• Object number

  33.3

• Date made

  ca. 1850 - ca. 1910

• Dimensions

  Bore Diameter 6 inches

• Decoration

  Makers Mark

  Molded

• Color

  White

• Animals/objects

  Smoking Pipe

• Patterns

  Anthropomorphic

  Military/Patriotic

• Category

  Personal

• Class

  Ceramic

• Material

  Ball Clay

• Forms

  Stem/Heel/Bowl/Rim

• Techniques

  Molded

  Burned