Burnt Clay Pipes

Burnt Clay Pipes

by | Jan 4, 2015

Clay pipes that have been through a London Destructor, dumped in Essex. In the intense heat they have fused with cinders and molten glass. Top left, bowl of grapes design. Centre and top right, a thorn design. Bottom centre, a coat of arms. Bottom left, a football...
Clay Pipes

Clay Pipes

by | Jan 4, 2015

Pipes from late Victorian dumps in Essex, originally discarded in London. Top left: twisted stem, and an angler’s pipe, on which a pike lurking in the reeds swallows the stem. Then three pipes of the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (RAOB). Below,...