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Description: | An incomplete Post-Medieval clay pipe, consisting of most of the bowl, the foot, and a section of the stem. A very worn stamp on the stem appears to read[WI] L [L] // [I]AM.LA[W] // RENC[E]Measures 55.51mm in incomplete length, the bowl measures 18.34x19.03mm (internal 12.87x15.05mm max.) and stands at least 32.58mm high (foot to top of break in bowl). The stem measures 9.03mm in diameter at the break, with a hole c.2mm in diameter, slightly offset. Weighs 9.33g.David Higgins comments: The bottom of the die frame on its right hand edge is some way off from the visible lettering. This shows that there is quite a bit on that side that has not impressed clearly. There are three different mark types known for William Lawrence and this particular version would have read WILL / IAM.LAW / RENCE in three lines.It is not known exactly how long he worked, but Lawrence is recorded as taking apprentices in 1715 (John Crockwell and John Willis) and 1721 (Abigail Hilliard). A general bracket of c1710-30 would, therefore, seem reasonable for his main period of production and this would fit with the style of the bowl and mark from Monxton. East Woodhay was a regionally important pipe making centre with more than 30 recorded pipe makers. During the early eighteenth century they produced good quality pipes, often with a burnished surface, that were traded widely around the region. Pipes produced by Lawrence have been previously recorded from Salisbury, Marlborough, Winchester, Hook, Littlecote, Chilton Foliat, Poulton and Coleshill. (pers. comm. 2013)
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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