Portion of tobacco-pipe
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
17th century
This object is an English portion of a tobacco pipe dating to the seventeenth century. Made from white clay by an unknown maker, it consists of an ovoid bowl accompanied by a flat heel and a short remaining segment of the pipe stem. It belongs to an assemblage of clay pipe fragments registered under accession number 2459S-1901.
The bowl features a bulbous, curved silhouette that narrows gently toward its open aperture. A defined flat heel projects beneath the junction connecting the bowl to the angled stem stub. The surfaces show an off-white to buff and muted greyish hue, displaying varied discolouration and superficial marking consistent with buried ceramics. Both the upper mouth of the bowl and the tip of the stem terminate in rough, irregular breaks, leaving the original full length of the stem and completeness of the rim absent.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
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Historical context
Found in 1873 during excavations for a drain in Little Tower Court, on the Quay in Bristol, England. It was previously held by the Museum of Practical Geology in Jermyn Street before being transferred to the museum collection.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- White clay
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Unknown
- Place recorded
- England
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Portion of tobacco-pipe
- Museum object number
- 2459S-1901
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.