Porcelain tobacco pipe

Made:
1851-1910
Porcelain tobacco pipe, porcelain bowl and reservoir

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Porcelain tobacco pipe, porcelain bowl and reservoir
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Porcelain tobacco pipe, porcelain bowl and reservoir, cherrywood stem, horn mouthpiece, transfer print depicting William Tell refusing to bow to Gessler's hat, Swiss (?), 1851-1910

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A50930
Materials:
porcelain (glazed), stem, cherry and mouthpiece, horn
Measurements:
height 310 mm
bowl: height 110 mm
length 100 mm
bowl: diameter 33 mm
type:
tobacco pipes
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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