Pipe Sagger

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Dublin Core

Title

Pipe Sagger

Subject

South, Stanley A.
Archaeology.
Wachovia (N.C.)--History.
Artifacts.
Pottery.
Moravians.
Aust, Gottfried, 1722-1788.
Pipes (Smoking).

Description

This redware pipe sagger fragment is an example of kiln furniture used by Moravian potters. A sagger is a clay container used to hold ceramics while they are fired in a kiln. A sagger protects the pottery inside from open flames and debris. This particular sagger is made with stepped sides and has clay pins fastened to the steps which hold glazed pipes in place during firing.

This particular sagger was recovered from feature B4, Aust’s Waster Dump #1. Stanley South dates the use of this waster dump to the period between 1763 and 1771.

It is marked B4-3-3-1 in black ink.

Creator

Aust, Gottfried, 1722-1788

Date

1760-1771

Type

Physical Object

Format

JPEG

Identifier

2018.2.35

Source

OC2-Historic Bethabara Park Archaeology Collection Exhibit.

Relation

Historic Bethabara Park Archaeology Collection
Stanley South Manuscript Collection Box – Folder 3-76.

Rights

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

Contributor

Photographer: Daniel Ferguson

Rights Holder

Historic Bethabara Park, Inc.

Citation

Aust, Gottfried, 1722-1788, “Pipe Sagger,” Historic Bethabara Park Collections, accessed March 28, 2024, https://historicbethabarapark.omeka.net/items/show/57.