Record ID: NLM-F379A7
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pipeclay tobacco pipe fragments. Sixteen fragments from the open bowls of moulded tobacco pipes with wire drawn bores of between 1.9 and 2.3mm and with basal spurs in most cases. The moulded decoration includes recurrent vegetal motifs representing tobacco leaves, other tendril and fruit motifs, a fragmentary Britannia, and, in the case of the most complete example, armorial shields representing England [three leopards] and the City of Hull [three crowns]. The latter pipe also bears moulded legends: E[?]LYTH over the leopards, and HULL over the crowns. The narrow bores and ample capac…
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Monday 15th February 2021
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