Sarah,

This may be a long shot, but there were ceramic pieces made during that
period for feeding children or other people who were unable to feed
themselves (illness, age, infirmity, etc.).  They had a tea cup sized bowl
and a long curving spout so that liquid nourishment could be poured into
the person's mouth without spillage.  Typically the spout was enclosed
right down to the tip, which seems to be what your's is. [NB: I inherited
one of these from my grandmother dating to the late 1800s-early 1900s]

Tom

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On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 9:44 AM, Croucher, Sarah <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> 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
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> https://wesfiles.wesleyan.edu/labs/Middletown_Materials/Website%20files/Sept%202013%20030.JPG
>
> Thanks so much,
> Sarah Croucher
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