Meerschaum tobacco pipe enclosed in hinged brown leather case

Meerschaum tobacco pipe enclosed in hinged brown leather case, bowl in the form of a woman's head with lavish early 19th century coiffure, European, 1801-1850

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A49421
Materials:
meerschaum, mouthpiece, amber, case, leather, case, wood, case, velvet and case, silk, lining
Measurements:
bowl: height 100 mm
overall: length 162 mm
bowl: width 37 mm
case: height 116 mm
case: length 175 mm
case: width 56 mm
type:
tobacco pipes
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)