Kiln furniture
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There are few things as personal as a fingerprint, and this piece of fired clay carries the impression of two. It was found with dozens of similar pieces that were used in the kilns during the firing of clay tobacco pipes. Hundreds of fragments of unused pipe stems and bowls were also found at the site. The pipes date to the Victorian era, yet the land had no industrial use at that time, so the assemblage of manufacturing waste must have been brought to the site at a later date.
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Material: ceramic
Period: Modern
Find spot: Hampstead Road, Brislington, Bristol. ST 612710
Exhibit contributed by Ken Taylor
Text written by Ken Taylor, 2012
Photographer: Ken Taylor
Acquisition number: 120224b1