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LicenseOpium smoking set, composed of opium pipes and accessories
Science Museum Group
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Opium smoking set, composed of opium pipes and accessories, in teak wood case, with teak wood internal shelf and pipe mounting, unsigned, China, 1840-1920
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A17976
- Materials:
- teak (wood), brass, wood (unidentified), metal (unknown), glass, ceramic, brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal) and horn
- Measurements:
-
overall: 195 mm x 650 mm x 180 mm,
- type:
- smoking set
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
Parts
Two glass washers for opium set
Four glass covers for oil lamps from opium set
Five opium needles for opium smoking set
Two boxes made of horn, from opium smoking set
Two straight metal opium pipe scrapers
Two curved blade metal opium pipe scrapers
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified) , metal (unknown) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Object Number:
- A17976 Pt7
- type:
- scraper
Wooden opium pipe
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified) , metal (unknown) , ivory , ceramic (unspecified) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Object Number:
- A17976 Pt8
- type:
- pipe - smoking equipment
Case for opium smoking set
- Materials:
- teak (wood) , brass and steel (metal)
- Object Number:
- A17976 Pt10
- type:
- case - container and smoking set
