Summary
This clay tobacco pipe with incomplete stem was excavated at the Commonwealth Block site between 1988 and 2003. It has depiction of a person on one side and an animal on the other.
A pipeful of tobacco was long-lasting and its aroma disguised the stench of Melbourne's streets. The short clay pipe favoured by working men was called a 'cutty'. Being made of brittle clay, these pipes broke easily, explaining the abundance of fragments uncovered at Little Lon. Of the pipes excavated, many were decorated with slogans, patriotic symbols, even jokes and caricatures, hinting at the identities of those who smoked them.
Physical Description
This is an incomplete bowl and stem of a clay tobacco pipe. There is an unidentified animal figure moulded on one side of the bowl with human figure moulded on the other side.
Physical Description
Fragment of bowl and stem of clay tobacco pipe. Unidentified animal figure is moulded on one side of the bowl with human figure moulded on the other side.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Heritage Victoria, Industry Superannuation Property Trust, 03 May 2005
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Context Number
57/13
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Site
[TCS] Australia, Victoria, Commonwealth Block, Melbourne
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Distinguishing Marks
No manufacturers marks, moulded animal figure on one side and human figure on the other side of the bowl
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Activity
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Specific Activity
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Decoration
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Moulding
Portrait
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Form
Tapered; Angled Body; Spur (Base)
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Technique
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Exhibition Collection Management
65 mm (Length), 20 mm (Width), 40 mm (Height)
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Dimensions
55 mm (Length), 18 mm (Width), 31 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation.
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EAMC Measurements
25.3 (Height), 20.3 (Outside Diameter), 7.49 (Weight)
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