Tobacco Pipe Stems

Made:
1801-1900

13 assorted tobacco pipe stems, 10 cherrywood, some with horn mouthpieces and 3 of turned wood, European, 19th century

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652378
type:
stem

Parts

Short cherrywood stem with silver mount and screw-on horn mouthpiece

Short cherrywood stem with silver mount and screw-on horn mouthpiece

Short cherrywood stem with silver mount and screw-on horn mouthpiece

Measurements:
overall: 135 mm x 20 mm,
Materials:
cherry , horn and silver
Object Number:
A652378 Pt1
type:
stem
Cherrywood pipe stem with curved horn mouthpiece

Cherrywood pipe stem with curved horn mouthpiece

Cherrywood pipe stem with curved horn mouthpiece

Measurements:
overall: 280 mm x 4 mm,
Materials:
cherry and horn
Object Number:
A652378 Pt2
type:
stem
Cherrywood stem

Cherrywood stem

Cherrywood stem, tapered at base, screw threads at top, tubular.

Measurements:
overall: 180 mm x 15 mm,
Materials:
cherry
Object Number:
A652378 Pt3
type:
stem
Long straight cherrywood stem

Long straight cherrywood stem

Long straight cherrywood stem, tubular, tapered base

Measurements:
height 330 mm
diameter 21 mm
Materials:
cherry
Object Number:
A652378 Pt4
type:
stem
Cherrywood stem

Cherrywood stem

Cherrywood stem, narrow, tubular, like a stick with tapered ends

Measurements:
height 225 mm
diameter 11 mm
Materials:
cherry
Object Number:
A652378 Pt5
type:
stem
Cherrywood pipe stem

Cherrywood pipe stem

Cherrywood pipe stem, tubular with horn mount attached to end, hexagonal in section, tapering

Measurements:
height 197 mm
diameter 20 mm
Materials:
cherry and horn
Object Number:
A652378 Pt6
type:
stem
Small stem in three screw-on sections

Small stem in three screw-on sections

Small stem in three screw-on sections, horn and cherrywood with wooden mouthpiece carved with flared end

Measurements:
height 142 mm
diameter 14 mm
Materials:
wood , cherry and horn
Object Number:
A652378 Pt7
type:
stem
Wooden stem section

Wooden stem section

Wooden stem section, turned wood, tubular with bulbous projections, painted black

Measurements:
height 128 mm
diameter 13 mm
Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A652378 Pt8
type:
stem
Turned wood stem

Turned wood stem

Turned wood stem, tubular with decorations, screw-on horn mouthpiece and silver band gently curving mouthpiece

Measurements:
height 180 mm
length 40 mm
diameter 16 mm
Materials:
wood , horn and silver
Object Number:
A652378 Pt9
type:
stem
Cherrywood pipe stem with horn section and long mouthpiece screwed to end

Cherrywood pipe stem with horn section and long mouthpiece screwed to end

Cherrywood pipe stem with horn section and long mouthpiece screwed to end

Measurements:
height 210 mm
diameter 13 mm
Materials:
cherry and horn
Object Number:
A652378 Pt10
type:
stem
Turned wood pipe stem

Turned wood pipe stem

Turned wood pipe stem, decorated, tapered at base, screw thread at top

Measurements:
height 110 mm
diameter 12 mm
Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A652378 Pt11
type:
stem
Cherrywood pipe stem with curved horn mouthpiece

Cherrywood pipe stem with curved horn mouthpiece

Cherrywood pipe stem with curved horn mouthpiece

Measurements:
overall: 265 mm x 31 mm,
Materials:
horn and cherry (wood)
Object Number:
A652378 Pt12
type:
stem
Cherrywood stem

Cherrywood stem

Cherrywood stem, tapered at base with some paper remnants, screwthread at top. Red cord wrapped around body.

Measurements:
overall: 160 mm x 20 mm,
Materials:
cherry wood
Object Number:
A652378 Pt13
type:
stem

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