Pipebowl

Object Name:

Pipebowl

Object ID:

1903.002.03

Date:

1000-1600

Description:

Pipe Bowl, Soapstone. Octagonal stem, small hole in one end; stem extends beyond bowl base with flat end. Hole diameter: 0.19". Bowl is truncated cone with a shorter truncated inverted cone on top. Bottom portion of bowl: 1.16" largest diameter. Outside diameter at top edge: ~0.76". Inside diameter of bowl at top: 0.57". Three parallel, decorative grooves around edge of bowl near bottom. Four sets of three vertical groove decorations that lead from shoulder of bowl to a shallow groove near top edge of bowl on outside. One set of grooves underneath an old adhesive label. At left end of label, incised decoration that appears to be simple upward and downward-facing stem with two straight leaves and small blossom between them. Then horizontally, two incised circles adjacent to either side of vertical stem. It could be this decoration is some other type of symbol and not necessarily floral. Adhesive label, typescript: "From the es[tate].... / [I]thiel Clay." Underneath label, another partial incised design, similar to one previously described. Three vertical lines between the two designs. Paper label over the three lines and this second design.

Material:

Stone
Soapstone

Dimensions:

H-2.2 W-1.1 L-1.3 inches Weight-1.45 oz

Credit Line:

Bequest of Ithiel E. Clay