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Description: | An incomplete fragment of a clay tobacco pipe bowl dating to the late Post Medieval period, circa 1680-1720. The pipe bowl is comparable to David Atkinson's Broseley Type 5A (Atkinson:1975, p25, fig 1). The overall shape of the bowl is elongated with a gradual widening from the base of the bowl to the tip. The bowl has a flat heel although less than half of the heel survives due to old breaks. The heel was probably originally circular. The heel of the pipe has been stamped but the initial mark only partially survives comprising of the name 'OWEN' within a square cartouche. The rim of the pipe bowl has a single line of rouletting and evidence of bottering (smoothing of the bowl rim). The surfaces of the pipe bowl are burnished. Some surface scratches present.Dimensions: The pipe fragment measures 40.31mm in length. The maximum diameter of the pipe bowl is 22.54mm. The maximum diameter of the bowl rim is 19.49mm. The maximum diameter of the surviving heel is 14.74mm. Weight is 10.2g.
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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