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Pipe
Pipe

Pipe

Maker
Date1750-1800 CE
Place MadeDublin, Ireland, Europe
Place UsedUnited States, North America
MediumCeramic; clay (red)
Dimensions 4.35 x 2.7 x 4.05 cm; bowl 2.1 cm; bore 0.75 cm
Credit LineGift of Drs. John and Bessie Sawhill
Object number76.1.19
On View
Not on view
Collections
ProvenanceEstate of Howard D. Gibbs. Sold to Sawhill in January 1971 Schulman auction (Hans M. F. Schulman, Public Coin Auction, Pt. I, pg. 13, January 26-27, 1971)
MarkingsTD (Thomas Duncan?)
DescriptionA red clay L-shaped pipe bowl possibly used for trade in the eastern American colonies.

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