Physical Description

One undecorated clay pipe stem with 'MCDOUGALL GLASGOW', '.RNS CUTTY PIPE'. This is a Burns Cutty Pipe manufactured by Duncan McDougall of Glasgow between 1847 and circa 1891.

Physical Description

One undecorated clay pipe stem with 'MCDOUGALL GLASGOW', '.RNS CUTTY PIPE'. This is a Burns Cutty Pipe manufactured by Duncan McDougall of Glasgow between 1847 and circa 1891.

More Information

  • Collection Names

    Royal Exhibition Building Western Forecourt Collection

  • Collecting Areas

    Public Life & Institutions, Historical Archaeology, Royal Exhibition Building

  • Acquisition Information

    Transfer from Godden Mackay Logan Heritage Consultants (GML), Department of Archaeology, La Trobe University, Australia Gallery, History & Technology Department, Museum Victoria, 18 Jan 2010

  • Manufacture Name

    Duncan McDougall

  • Manufacture Date

    1847-c 1891

  • Context Number

    I13//

  • Site

    Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Royal Exhibition Building Western Forecourt

  • Activity

    Recreation

  • Specific Activity

    Smoking

  • Colour

    White

  • Provenance

    Glasgow

  • Classification

    Historical archaeology

  • Category

    History & Technology

  • Discipline

    Archaeology - Historical

  • Type of item

    Object

  • References

    Jack 1986: 128; Bradley 2000: 117; MacReady and Goodwyn 1990: 52; Oswald 1975: 205; Humphrey 1969: 17
    [Article - Journal] Jack, I. 1986. Clay Tobacco Pipes Exported from Scotland to Australia in the Nineteenth Century: Some Preliminary Observations. Historic Clay Tobacco Pipe Studies. 3: 124-134., 1986, 128 Pages
    [Article] Bradley, C. Smoking Pipes for the Archaeologist, in Karklins, Karlis. Studies in Material Culture Research., 2000, 117 Pages
    [Book] Macready, Sarah & Goodwyn, J. 1990. Slums and Self-Improvement: The History and Archaeology of the Mechanics Institute, Auckland, and its Chancery Street Neighbourhood. 2., 1990, 52 Pages
    [Article - Journal] Oswald, Adrian. 1975. Clay Pipes for the Archaeologist. British Archaeological Reports. Bar Series No. 14, 1975, 205 Pages
    [Article - Journal] Humphrey, R. 1969. Clay Pipes from Old Sacramento. Historical Archaeology. 12-33., 1969, 17 Pages

  • Keywords

    Archaeology, Royal Exhibition Building, Smoking, World Heritage