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Description: | Incomplete fragment of a clay tobacco pipe bowl of late post medieval date (1670-1690). Similar in style to David Atkinson's Broseley Type 3 (Oswald 3) dated to 1670-1690. The bowl in this type is wider than average and has a distinctive very large round heel which projects beyond the diameter of the stem. The pipe also shows signs of burnishing (straight, smoothing strokes) bottering (smoothing of the bowl rim) and rouletting. The heel is marked with a irregular rectangular cartouche containing the initials I L (or possibly ID)The pipe fragment measures 38mm length, bowl diameter 21.3mm, heel diameter 13.6mm, weight 11.36 grams.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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