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| HER Number: | MDV133899 |
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| Name: | Findspot of a pipe tamper |
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Summary
A postmedieval to modern copper alloy anthropomorphic pipe tamper. The figure depicted is a caricature of the 1st Duke of Wellington (1769 - 1852) wearing military attire. Retained by finder.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 73 66 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Buckfastleigh |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKFASTLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- PAS FindspotCode: DEV-E5BCC6
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD (Between) to 2013 AD (Between))
Full description
British Museum, 2023, Portable Antiquities Scheme, 2023, DEV-E5BCC6 (Website). SDV365320.
(Find undated) A postmedieval to modern copper alloy anthropomorphic pipe tamper. The figure depicted is a caricature of the 1st Duke of Wellington (1769 - 1852) wearing military attire. The base of the object is flat and circular, to facilitate pressing tobacco into a pipe. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, many different types of novelty tampers were produced for general amusement.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV365320 | Website: British Museum. 2023. Portable Antiquities Scheme, 2023. https://finds.org.uk/database. Website. DEV-E5BCC6. [Mapped feature: #140160 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV8061 - PIPE TAMPER (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 21 2023 12:25PM |
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