Nationality identification help please?

[flintmel]

this trade pipe was found many moons ago in a firepit on a contact site. Does anyone out there know if this individual depicted is French, Dutch, or maybe English?

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Here's you a couple of links that might help you out.


http://www.ramshornstudio.com/pipe_.htm

http://www.dawnmist.demon.co.uk/gallery.htm

 

[flintmel]

thanks, i'll check them out. the area in Ct. where this was found had a trading post nearby in the mid 1600's. Not sure which europeans were trading in this area at that point, know the dutch named an island not far off the Ct./RI coast

 

[joshuaream]

It looks like a carved stone meerschaum pipe, probably not super old by our standards (1730-1830) but still very collectable. A lot of those are from Turkey and other exotic locations, the word is German and many were traded through Germany.

 

[flintmel]

definitely clay, not stone

 

[DarkwaterDiver]

I don't know,but it's NICE!!!

 

[joshuaream]

definitely clay, not stone

Check out the meerschaum stone pipes, it's a very light stone that feels like clay. Plus the bearded dude with a hat is the most popular type, google it and you'll find hundreds if not thousands like yours and entire forums dedicated to them.