Accession No

1966.219.4-9


Description

Six fragments of white clay tobacco pipes of Oswald type 4. All have a small bowl with a circular mouth, a flat base with a heel, and a cylindrical stem. Five fragments have a rouletted lip and one fragment has a grooved lip. One fragment has a a maker's mark on the base, possibly reading 'BG'.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Millington Road


Period

Post Medieval Mid 17th century c 1600-1640


Source

Scott, Hugh [donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1966.219.4-9


Cultural Affliation


Material

Pottery; Ceramic; Pipeclay


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (Display)
Old display label found with objects reads: 'Mid XVII century'
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad


Description (Labels & Markings)
On pipe fragment has a marking in pencil reading: 'Cambridge (Millington Rd)'
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad


Context (References)
Scott, Hugh. 1917. 'Early Clay Tobacco-Pipes Found Near Barton Road, Cambridge' in Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. XX. pp. 147-168.
Event Date 1917
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (Field collection)
Found in Hugh Scott's garden, Millington Road, Cambridge, July 1919.
Event Date 7/1919
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (Related Documents)
The catalogue card has the following entries: 'cf Oswald type 4 in Archaeological News Letter April 1951' and 'One of them marked 'TB'.
Event Date 1966
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Physical description)
Oswald type 4. Broken.

Event Date 1966
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Physical description)
Six fragments of pipe of Oswald type 4.
Event Date 19/3/2020
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Physical description)
Six fragments of white clay tobacco pipes of Oswald type 4. All have a small bowl with a circular mouth, a flat base with a heel, and a cylindrical stem. Five fragments have a rouletted lip and one fragment has a grooved lip. One fragment has a a maker's mark on the base, possibly reading 'BG'.
Event Date 14/12/2023
Author: Lizzy Peneycad


FM:286764

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