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Description: | The objects are fragments of clay pipe stem which have lettering on them. Clay pipes were made in England from the mid 16th to the early 20th century.
The stems are sub-circular in section with a central hole running the length of the stem. All the stem fragments taper slightly, but measure differently in diameter. One stem has three rows of lettering which run perpendicular to the stem, and reads ?IOHN / [ ]DI[ ] [ ] / [ ] [ ] I [ ] [ ]. The other stem reads ?I LYON BIRMINGHAM? which runs the length of the fragment of stem. Oswald notes that a Jonathon Lyon made clay pipes in 1815-1835.
The stems are made from white clay which has been moulded. Some of the stems have a shiny burnished surface, whereas others have a powdery surface. Pushing a wire rod through the stem while it is still in the mould creates the hole in the centre.
The stems weigh 5.23g. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1550
1835 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Angie Bolton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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