Meerschaum tobacco pipe in form of hand clasping bowl

Made:
1860-1910 in France
maker:
Unknown
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Meerschaum tobacco pipe in form of hand clasping bowl, in case, English or French, 1860-1910

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A33562
Materials:
bowl & stem, meerschaum, band, metal, mouthpiece, amber, case, leather and lining, velvet
Measurements:
overall: length 103 mm
bowl: height 35 mm
bowl, internal: diameter 12 mm
bowl, external: diameter 16 mm
case: length 135 mm
case: width 34 mm
case: height 40 mm
type:
tobacco pipe
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)