Clay tobacco pipe in a carved wooden case, Europe, 1660-1800

Made:
1660-1800 in Europe
Clay tobacco pipe, long flaring stem A32426 Pt1 - Clay tobacco pipes incomplete

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Clay tobacco pipe, long flaring stem
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A32426 Pt1 - Clay tobacco pipes incomplete
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Clay tobacco pipe, long flaring stem, forward leaning bowl contained in walnut (?) pipe case of later date in form of flintlock pistol

Inside this carved wooden holder, shaped like a flintlock pistol, is an earlier clay pipe with a long mouthpiece. The pipe was probably made in England between 1660 and 1690. The later wooden case may be there to protect the clay pipe. Made sometime in the 1700s, the butt of the pistol has been shaped to resemble a woman’s head and neck.

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A32426
Materials:
clay and wood
Measurements:
overall: 51 mm x 480 mm x 80 mm, .36kg
type:
clay pipe
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Clay tobacco pipe, Europe, 1660-1690

Clay tobacco pipe, Europe, 1660-1690

Clay tobacco pipes incomplete, part of stem missing, flaring tubular stem, cylindrical forward leaning bowl, English, 1660-1690

Materials:
clay
Object Number:
A32426 Pt1
type:
clay pipe
Walnut pipe case in the form of a flintlock pistol for a churchwarden pipe

Walnut pipe case in the form of a flintlock pistol for a churchwarden pipe

Walnut (?) pipe case in the form of a flintlock pistol designed to hold a churchwarden clay pipe, with sliding lid, butt in form of a mask, French or Belgian, 1701-1800

Materials:
walnut, ? material and @
Object Number:
A32426 Pt2
type:
pipe case