Record ID: SOM-B3ACCB
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Post Medieval clay pipe. Most of the bowl and the heel survive, but damaged and the stem is missing. The bowl is set at about 60 degrees to the stem and is swollen with convex sides becoming straight only at the top. The rim of the bowl is plain. The heel projects with a large flat, circular base. There is no makers mark visible on the heel but one side is missing to a break as is the stem, both locations used for marks. The bowl measures 25.9mm in length and 20.1mm in maximum diameter. The clay pipe weighs 6.36 g. The size and shape of the bowl and angle to the s…
Created on: Monday 6th April 2020
Last updated: Monday 6th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Somerton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-B38C65
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small fragment of a post medieval clay tobacco pipe, probably dating to the period c. AD 1680 to 1730. Only the heel and a very small part of the bowl survives. The heel is flat and oval shaped, and it is still possible to identify that the heel projects very slightly from the base of the bowl. The base of the heel is stamped with the inscription [C]HAR / WEBB / IN / CHARD. One side of the projecting heel also has a raised letter C. The pipe fragment is a pale beige on the outside, white within, no part of the original inner surface remains. The pipe fragment is c.12.4mm long,…
Created on: Monday 6th April 2020
Last updated: Monday 6th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Somerton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-B0EF81
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of the bowl of a post-medieval clay tobacco pipe with one profile, the heel and a very short section of the stem remaining. About 50% of the bowl has been lost to a ragged old break. There is a line of rouletting (small rectangles) just below the mouth of the bowl. The bowl is angled at about 45 degrees to the stem and swollen sided, although the complete form is unclear. The base of the heel is flat and broadly circular. It is stamped with the maker's mark, in this case the neat, seriffed incuse letters IE[F]/FRY . H/VNT. The fragment is 35.3mm long by 28.9mm high by 15.8mm thic…
Created on: Monday 6th April 2020
Last updated: Monday 6th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Somerton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-AB85B9
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The incomplete heel of a post-medieval clay tobacco pipe and vestigial bowl. The bowl has been largely lost to a ragged old break. The base of the heel is flat and broadly circular. It is stamped with the maker's mark, in this case the neat, seriffed incuse letters . IEF [./FRY . H/VNT]; thre is possibly part of a ropework border above. The fragment is 15.9mm by 16.7mm by 13.8mm and weighs 1.43g. The maker's name, Jeffry Hunt, is well documented in the local literature with examples known from Taunton (Leach 1984, 145-146; refs. 17, 18), dated c. AD 1650-1690.
Created on: Tuesday 12th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 17th December 2019
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Record ID: SOM-6A608E
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of 24 fragments of broadly 18th century pottery found in the same area with some probably late 17th century pieces, total weight 550g. All are highly abraded. The majority are local, North Devon wares, mostly coarse wares of at least two fabrics and some finer wares. The form numbers below refer to the Type series given in Allen 1984 Figure 63 . There are a few imported wares including two fragments of Westerwald style stoneware, one tin glazed plate or bowl and two fragments of Bristol slip decorated wares. One potentially Medieval jug fragment and one copper alloy vessel rim…
Created on: Saturday 9th November 2019
Last updated: Saturday 9th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Molton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-C9A6C4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fourteen pieces of glazed red eathenware vessels dating to the end of the 17th to first half of the 18th century all found together in an area of the garden with a wine bottle and pipes of similar date. Calcereous deposits suggest highly acidic environment with ash, ie dung heap or latrine. The pieces mostly seem to be of the same fabric, high fired, dark to mid orange with occasional mid to dark grey thin cores and occasional (c.5%) fine sand inclusions including very occasional very fine white quartz. The pieces mostly have very unworn breaks, most old but a few fresh. The breaks…
Created on: Saturday 14th September 2019
Last updated: Saturday 14th September 2019
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Record ID: SOM-6CE89D
Object type: FLOOR TILE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One inlaid ceramic floor tile of Medieval date, similar to 'Stabbed Wessex' types dating to 1280 to 1350, found as part of a larger group. The tile has parts of two complete edges and two broken sides, no edge is complete so the original size is unclear. The tile has a heavily reduced interior which appears hard and with a bright orange oxidised surface. The front is decorated with inlaid white clay with traces of glaze remaining in places. The design is mostly worn, the clearest part remaining is of a quadruped, probably a dog walking left with front legs split and straight back legs…
Created on: Monday 17th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 18th June 2019
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Record ID: SOM-6C2FC5
Object type: FLOOR TILE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three ceramic floor tiles of post medieval date, found as part of a larger group. Two tiles appear to be of the same module and one larger. The larger tile (Tile 1) and one of the smaller (Tile 2) are of the same decorative type and it is probable the other smaller one (Tile 3)is too. All three tiles are bright orange fired with white clay decoration and glazing. The background showing as brown on the smaller tiles and olive green on the larger and the white clay as yellow. All three are decorated with broad lines of white clay. The larger and one smaller (Tiles 1 and 2) having two…
Created on: Monday 17th June 2019
Last updated: Monday 17th June 2019
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Record ID: SOM-6BDD93
Object type: FLOOR TILE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two ceramic floor tiles of uncertain, probably medieval to post medieval date, found as part of a larger group. The tiles are both incomplete with no complete edges although it appears likely their longest dimensions are their maximums or close to them. One is covered on all surfaces with the remains of mortar, making further identification impossible. The other has a very worn surface with small areas olive green glaze surviving and patching grey reduced areas suggesting further glazing covered most of or the entire surface. The back is covered in mortar but stabbing visible in the b…
Created on: Monday 17th June 2019
Last updated: Monday 17th June 2019
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Record ID: SOM-6B93EE
Object type: FLOOR TILE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three plain ceramic floor tiles of late medieval to post medieval date, found as part of a larger group. The tiles are all slightly trapizoid with two shorter edges opposite each other, one shorter than the other, connected by two longer, slightly angled edges. Laid together this would allow them to gradually curve around a feature although the curve is so slight that it cannot be clearly calculated from three tiles, beyond a suggestion it was probably at least 2m in diameter. The tiles are plain with no glaze remaining and deep parallel grooves on the upper face suggesting knife cut …
Created on: Sunday 16th June 2019
Last updated: Monday 17th June 2019
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Record ID: SOM-3C3E60
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two post medieval clay tobacco pipe, probably dating to the period c AD1680 to 1730. For both most of the bowl is missing but the heel, and in one case part of the stem survives. The heel is large and oval but with no makers mark on the base, the mark instead is on the side of the heel. The marks are incomplete on both but possible the same, One reads W or E - P and one W - I or P. The stems are broken at an old break. The two fragments weigh 3.69g and 0.83g. Oswald (1975, 71) suggests this style of marking was in use in the west by 1670 and popular throughout the 18th century goin…
Created on: Tuesday 21st May 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 1st October 2019
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Record ID: SOM-3BDFDB
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval clay tobacco pipe dating to the period c AD1680 to 1730. Most of the bowl is missing but the heel is stamped with the makers mark: WILL / PITCH/ER in three lines within a pellet circle. The stem is broken at an old break. The fragment measures 22.1mm in length, 10.4 in width and weighs 2.41g. William Pitcher is listed as a maker from Beaminster in Dorset active c.1700 (Oswald 1975 p167). David Atkinson has suggested Will Pitcher was a pipe maker at Merriott active between 1682 and 1729 (unpub manuscript on http://www.pipearchive.co.uk/pdfs/Clay/Atkinson/LIVNP_201…
Created on: Tuesday 21st May 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 1st October 2019
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Record ID: SOM-55D866
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd from the body of a 16th-17th century wheel made 'Bartmann' or 'Bellarmine' German stoneware jug, probably from Frechen. The pale grey fabric has c. 10% medium quartz sand temper, pale slip on the inner side and mottled brown salt glaze on the outer face. On the outer face is applied decoration of part of an oval medallion containing a crowned square topped shield flanked by foliate designs. The top of the shield, all that remains, contains a lion passant. The sherd weighs 21.81g and has abraded breaks. Gaimster (1997, 92-94) suggests such imports became common after the Col…
Created on: Thursday 14th February 2019
Last updated: Thursday 14th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-989C41
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Rim fragment from a Post Medieval flanged scraffitio decorated bowl. Probably of 17th century date and from the Donyatt potteries. Hard fired fabric with abundant fine sand and very occasional very soft, rounded, white inclusion up to 4.8mm, possibly white clay or chalk pellets. Orange fired surface and gray centre and possibly some whiter slip under the olive green glaze. The rim is flat with a thickened outer edge projecting upwards slightly. The side of the vessel is lost. The rim is decorated with an incised wavy line curving from the inside to the outer side and back in a con…
Created on: Tuesday 5th February 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 5th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-4E511A
Object type: TILE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three framents of late Medieval or post-medieval floor tiles, one broken in half, of North Devon gravel tempered ware, probably of 16th to 18th century date. The fragments appear to be square tiles or even from one tile, with coarsely knife cut tops with prominent dragging lines from cutting. A very small amount of possible glaze remains on one edge but this may be the result of localised vitrfication during firing given the lack of glaze traces on the upper surfaces. The backs are stabbed with a (probably) regular pattern of finger stabs. Two remain on one fragment and three on anoth…
Created on: Saturday 2nd February 2019
Last updated: Saturday 2nd February 2019
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Record ID: SOM-BF50CD
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large assembledge (over 100 sherds) of pottery was kindly examined by David Dawson who gave this identification: Mostly 17th century red earthenwares of fabrics local to West Somerset. Some German stoneware including late 17th Westerwald (blue and grey). 3 sherds of North Devon wares including 2 sgraffito decorated. Occasional later pieces including 1 sherd of Bristol mottled ware tankard (c. 1710-50), 1 sherd of creamware (late 18th century) plate and 1 sherd of creamware teapot spout (18th century).
Created on: Monday 26th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 26th November 2018
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Record ID: SOM-BF1990
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragments of three Post medieval ceramic vessel. Probably of 18th to 19th century date. 1. Part of the neck and handle from a large jug. South Somerset (Donyatt) ware. Medium orange fabric with occasional dark orange grog inclusion. Oval sectioned applied strip handle with central thumb groove running down its length. Internal clear glaze. 173g. 2. Part of the rim of a pan, slightly closed with the body angled into the neck then an angled out rim with a flat top edge with several grooves running around it. South Somerset (Donyatt) ware. Medium orange fabric with occasional d…
Created on: Monday 26th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 22nd November 2021
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Record ID: DEV-EA26FF
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval clay tobacco pipe dating to 1822 to 1853 with the heel and a small portion of the bowl and stem remaining. The bowl is curved away from the heel and the stem but breaks almost immediatey so the full form is unclear. It appears to be plain in the lower part. The heel is of the spur type common in bristol and the West Country and has a raised makers mark in the form of an R on each side. There is 13mm of stem remaining and the walls of which are 3.8mm thick with a diameter of 9.6mm with a 1.95mm hole in the centre. The entire piece is 23.5mm long, 19.0mm wide and weig…
Created on: Friday 16th November 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2019
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Record ID: SOM-DDDC6B
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval ceramic body sherd, probably dating to the sixteenth to seventeenth century AD and from the North Somerset or Wanstrow production areas. Very hard fired fabric with sparse medium-fine sand temper, occasional rounded red stone and occasional angular patinated chert or quartz. Weight 3.98g.
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 26th March 2020
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Record ID: SOM-56499C
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of the body and handle from a 15th-17th century glazed jug in a dark grey fabric. The fabric has some (c 10%) very fine sand temper with dark patinated chert inclusions up to 1.7mm. There are marks of wheel throwing on the interior and the handle starts to project upwards just at the point the body starts to narrow, presumably towards th neck constriction. The handle appears to be a pulled strip with straight sides and deep stabbing on the front. there are extensive remains of very dark brown glaze and the fabric has oxidised under the glaze. The glaze is patchy with uncovere…
Created on: Tuesday 29th August 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 29th August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Martock CP', grid reference and parish protected.