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Re: Mystery Object: Pipe or Spout
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George Miller <[log in to unmask]>
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HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 16 Sep 2013 16:19:34 -0400
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This looks like a spout to a smear glaze teapot.  If it is from a smear
glaze pot, the exterior would have a very thin salt glaze while the
interior would have a shiny lead type of a glaze.  Because smear glazes are
thin, they work very well for molded decoration.  These wares are often on
dyed body stoneware.

Peace,
George L. Miller

On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 12:51 PM, Susan Walter <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Is the end worn?  I've seen similar hollow feet for unglazed yellow terra
> cotta flower pots / jardinières.
> S. Walter
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Croucher, Sarah" <
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> Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 6:44 AM
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> Subject: Mystery Object: Pipe or Spout
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> Dear Histarchers,
>
> I have a mystery object question. We found a clay artifact that looks as
> though it might be a large pipe, or possibly some kind of spout. It came
> out of a context which is full of material dating to the 1870s, along with
> several other more conventional clay pipes. I would appreciate any ideas on
> this one. Images can be found here:
> https://wesfiles.wesleyan.edu/**labs/Middletown_Materials/**
> Website%20files/Sept%202013%**20029.JPG<https://wesfiles.wesleyan.edu/labs/Middletown_Materials/Website%20files/Sept%202013%20029.JPG>
> https://wesfiles.wesleyan.edu/**labs/Middletown_Materials/**
> Website%20files/Sept%202013%**20030.JPG<https://wesfiles.wesleyan.edu/labs/Middletown_Materials/Website%20files/Sept%202013%20030.JPG>
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> Thanks so much,
> Sarah Croucher
>
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