clay pipe bowl
Object numberP1152
Titleclay pipe bowl
Creator Paul Balme (pipemaker)
DescriptionEnglish clay pipe bowl, tilted, with spur. Stem partly missing. The bowl has an inscription on the back in a shield, 'Balme Mile End' and maker's marks on either side of the spur, the letters 'P' and 'B'. Probably for Paul Balme, pipemaker, of Mile End, Stepney, London, active in the mid-19th century
Production placeMile End, Stepney, London
Production date circa 1840 - circa 1870
Production period19th century (mid)
Object namepipe bowl, clay
Dimensions
- bowl length: 5.0 cm