English Tobacco Pipe

This tobacco pipe was probably made in London from
white ball clay mined in southern England. The pipe was
found in Pit 1 from a ca. 1610 context. It has a bulbous
bowl with a milled edge opening. The heel is heart-shaped
and the maker has made a rouletted line across it as a
distinguishing mark.
Smoking was popular in England by the late 16th
century. Early clay pipes typically had a small bowl
because the tobacco of the time had a strong biting taste
and was expensive.