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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 is chipped; running around part of the outside, just below the rim, is probably rouletted decoration with an indented horizontal line crossed by close together regular unindented vertical lines. The bowl is 13.7mm in external diameter at the rim, 19.0mm in maximum external diameter and 30.9mm tall (measured from the base of the stem excluding the foot). There is a small round foot at the base, 5.1mm in diameter. The remains of the stem is 9.4mm in diameter with an internal preforation 2.4mm in diameter. It meets the bowl at a c.165 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.1610-1620 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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