Not currently on display at the V&A

Portion of Tobacco-Pipe

17th century (made), 1873 (excavated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of a tobacco-pipe; white clay; ovoid bowl with a milled band round the edge; spur heel.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
White clay
Brief description
Portion of a tobacco-pipe, white clay, English, 17th century
Physical description
Portion of a tobacco-pipe; white clay; ovoid bowl with a milled band round the edge; spur heel.
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Found in 1873 during excavations for a drain in Little Tower Court, on the Quay, Bristol.
Collection
Accession number
2459B-1901

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Record createdJuly 12, 2009
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