Burns Cutty clay pipe
Dublin Core
Title
Burns Cutty clay pipe
Identifier
Item Sm.501
Description
The short kaolin clay pipe favoured by working men was called a 'cutty'. Being made of brittle kaolin clay, the stems broke easily.
This pipe is a Burns Cutty pattern tobacco smoking pipe. It is broken in two places, has a plain bowl with no spur, and a short stem which flares at mouth piece. On the stem are the words: 'BURNS CUTTY' and 'DAVIDSON, GLASGOW'.
Creator
Thomas Davidson & Co., [Glasgow]
Subject
Dress & Personal Accessories--Personal accessory--Pipe (smoking)--Clay pipe (smoking);
Clay pipes;
Smoking;
Davidson & Co.
Clay pipes;
Smoking;
Davidson & Co.
Date
1861-1891
Source
Old Smithfield township.
Publisher
Private collection
Contributor
This pipe was manufactured by Thomas Davidson of Davidson & Co., tobacco pipe manufacturers and clay merchants, 41 Garngadhill, Glasgow, Scotland, between c.1861- 1891.
Type
Physical Object
Coverage
165138S1454201E
Old Smithfield township, Barron QLD 4871
Colonial Queensland
1870s
Old Smithfield township, Barron QLD 4871
Colonial Queensland
1870s
Rights
© 2021 oldsmithfield.com
Relation
This broken clay pipe is one of around 40 broken Burns Cutty pipe fragments found at Old Smithfield Township.
Geolocation
Collection
Citation (Chicago 17 Style)
Thomas Davidson & Co., [Glasgow], “Burns Cutty clay pipe,” 1861-1891, Item Sm.501, Private collection, https://www.oldsmithfield.com/omeka/items/show/28.
Item Relations
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