Fluted Anthropomorphic Pipe

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Title

Fluted Anthropomorphic Pipe

Subject

Fehon, Jacqueline R.
Archaeology.
Wachovia (N.C.)--History.
Artifacts.
Pottery.
Moravians.
Krause, Johann Gottlob, 1750-1802.
Butner, John C. 1778-1881.
Pipes (Smoking).

Description

This unglazed, fluted anthropomorphic pipe is made of white clay formed in a pipe press, using a brass pipe mold.

The pipe features a fluted body with a human face on the bottom front of the bowl. This example has wide flutes on the bowl and stem.

This pipe was recovered from the foundation of 31 FS 6, the Krause-Butner House by archaeologist Jacqueline R. Fehon. The Krause-Butner House is a brick building built in 1782. It is the oldest brick building in Forsyth County, NC and served as the Bethabara pottery from 1789 to approximately 1850. This is the only pottery site in Bethabara this style of pipe has been recovered from. In 1788, Johann Gottlob Krause ordered a new set of pipe molds from Christiansbrunn. When Krause sold his pottery to Butner in 1802, those pipe molds were included. This indicates it was most likely made by either Krause or Butner between 1789 and approximately 1850.
The pipe is labeled 31 FS 6 6-4 on the inside of the bowl.

Dimensions: 2” long, 1.75” tall, 1” dia.

Creator

Butner, John C., 1778-1881
Krause, Johann Gottlob, 1750-1802

Date

1789-1850

Type

Physical Object

Format

JPEG

Identifier

2018.2.20

Source

OC2-Historic Bethabara Park Archaeology Collection Exhibit

Relation

Historic Bethabara Park Archaeology Collection

Rights

Rights held by Historic Bethabara Park, Inc. Use and reproduction restrictions apply. Contact Historic Bethabara Park Archives.

Rights Holder

Historic Bethabara Park, Inc.

Citation

Butner, John C., 1778-1881 and Krause, Johann Gottlob, 1750-1802 , “Fluted Anthropomorphic Pipe,” Historic Bethabara Park Collections, accessed March 28, 2024, https://historicbethabarapark.omeka.net/items/show/42.