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Description: | An incomplete pipe clay probable wig curler dating to the Post Medieval period, circa AD1650-1800. It is uncertain how much of the wig curler survives as both ends terminate in breaks. The breaks are not new and were probably caused by movement in the plough soil. The wig curler is cylindrical in form. The surface of the wig curler is decorated with stamps usually associated with clay tobacco pipes. One complete band of rouletting survives and the remains of another band of rouletting is just discernible along one of the breaks. There are 4 'wheel' design stamps (usually seen on the base of some tobacco pipes) in total on the surface of the wig curler - 2 on each side of the roulette band - which appear to have been stamped randomly. There is also a sub-triangular stamp mark. Unlike the other stamped decoration on the wig curler, the sub-triangular decoration is not associated with tobacco pipes. The surface of the wig curler is chipped and scratched. The wig curler is light grey / yellow in colour.Length is 58.85mm. Diameter is 21.55mm. Weight: 27.44g.The identification is uncertain as the object is not typical of other wig curlers recorded on the PAS database such as LON-781DE2 and SUSS-658A25.
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