WMID-DD8E33: Six clay pipe stems with a small part of the bowl remaining, dating from c. 1720-1820.

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PIPE (SMOKING)

Unique ID: WMID-DD8E33

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Six clay pipe stems with a small part of the bowl remaining, dating from c. 1720-1820 (average diameter of stem: 8mm; collective weight: 20.23g). Each of these fragments has either a complete, slightly broken or missing spur below where the bowl meets the stem. In most examples, they protrude downwards at a near right angle, ending in a smoothed point. Slightly different spur points may indicate that the pipes were made in local and different production centres (Cleverdon, 1995, 13). All these examples are undecorated and are in a slightly worn but fair condition. Made from pipe clay.

Reference: Faith Cleverdon, 'Survey and Excavation in the Manifold Valley', Staffordshie Archaeological Studies No. 5, 1995, 13.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1720
Date to: AD 1820

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 6
Weight: 20.23 g
Diameter: 8 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 25th November 2004

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Dudley (Metropolitan District)
District: Dudley (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Halesowen South (Metropolitan District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO9782
Four figure Latitude: 52.43596535
Four figure longitude: -2.04555519
1:25K map: SO9782
1:10K map: SO98SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

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Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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