Revolutionary War–Era Clay Tobacco Pipe Recovered from Williamsburg

Description

Revolutionary War–Era Clay Tobacco Pipe

Recovered from Williamsburg

 

Original clay tobacco pipe bowl, dating to the Revolutionary War period. The pipe features a well-formed bowl with pronounced hand-finished character and a straight stem showing honest age and wear consistent with period use.

 

The surface displays natural toning, handling marks, and firing irregularities typical of hand-made clay pipes of the era. The bowl retains strong definition, with visible tooling and wear patterns that speak to long use rather than later disturbance.

 

Clay pipes such as this were disposable, utilitarian objects, commonly carried by soldiers and civilians alike, making surviving examples increasingly scarce.

 

A strong example of a personal item intimately connected to daily life during the American Revolution—ideal for a Revolutionary War or early Americana collection.

 

Inventory Number: 068