Pipe bowl

This clay tobacco pipe bowl was found on the shore at Society, in South Queensferry near Edinburgh. It dates from the 19th century.

The bowl, which has a spur attached, is decorated with a design of unicorns.

Tobacco reached Scotland from America in the early 17th century and the habit of smoking soon caught on. Tobacco was smoked in clay pipes, which were cheap and disposable. The first clay pipes were imported from the Low Countries.

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Online ID:	000-100-104-510-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.1993.616
Date:	19th century
Material:	Clay
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What:	Tobacco pipe / bowl
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Where:	Scotland, near South Queensferry, Society
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Description:	Clay bowl for a tobacco pipe, with a spur and a design of unicorns, found on the shore at Society near South Queensferry, 19th century
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