Silver mounted meerschaum tobacco pipe

Made:
1850-1859 in Vienna
Silver mounted meerschaum tobacco pipe, bowl only

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Silver mounted meerschaum tobacco pipe, bowl only
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Silver mounted meerschaum tobacco pipe, bowl only, tall elliptical body with squat stem piece at end, large heel carved in the form of a floral roseate, I.G., maker, Vienna, Austria, 1850-1859

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A50199
Materials:
meerschaum and mount, silver
Measurements:
height 185 mm
length 70 mm
diameter 59 mm
bowl aperture: diameter 31 mm
type:
tobacco pipes
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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