Meerschaum tobacco pipe in the form of a clay pipe forward leaning barrel-shaped bowl

Made:
1871-1900
Meerschaum tobacco pipe in the form of a clay pipe forward

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Meerschaum tobacco pipe in the form of a clay pipe forward
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Meerschaum tobacco pipe in the form of a clay pipe forward leaning barrel-shaped bowl, tubular stem, mouthpiece missing, European, late 19th century

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A49554
Materials:
meerschaum
Measurements:
bowl: height 52 mm
length 117 mm
bowl: diameter 30 mm
type:
tobacco pipes
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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