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Description: | Clay pipe fragment dating to the 17th century. The stem of the pipe has broken away. The bowl is circular in section with convex sides giving it a bulbous shape. The mouth of the bowl has several small chips and is expanded outwards into a rim around half the circumfrence; running around c. one third of the outside, just below the rim, is possibly rouletted decoration with an indented horizontal line crossed by close together regular unindented vertical lines. The bowl is 14.2mmm in external diameter at the rim, 18.6mm in maximum external diameter and 33.2mm tall (measured from the base of the stem excluding the foot). There is a short piriform foot at the base, 13.8mm by 10.2mm. The remains of the stem is 10.9mm in diameter with an internal preforation 3.4mm in diameter. The bowl meets the stem at a c.135 degree angle. There is no evidence of a makers mark.
The shape of the bowl, size of foot and angle of connection with the stem suggest a c.1620-1640 AD date. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Burnett, Laura - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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