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Description: | Incomplete fragment of a clay tobacco pipe of late post medieval or early modern date (1690-1730). The pipe fragment measures 39.8mm length, outer diameter 18.2mm, spur diameter 5.5mm, weight 6.95 grams. The information within this report is taken from an identification provided by Dr David Higgins of Liverpool University. Thanks are extended to Dr Higgins and Mr Graham Berlyn for their time and comments.
The pipe fragment consists of part of a bowl with a spur heel dating from c1690-1730 with a tiny stamp reading II on the base of the spur. This mark can probably be attributed to either John James or John Jones, both of whom are known from full name marks found in the Brosley / Benthall area (Shropshire). This bowl has been bottered and milled rim but the pipe has been badly burnt so it is impossible to tell whether it was burnished originally. It is made of a coarse local fabric and has a small stem bore of 4/64?. | 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: | 1690
1730 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Peter Reavill | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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