Set of two briar tobacco pipes in leatherette case

Made:
1880-1920 in France

Set of two briar tobacco pipes in leatherette case, silver mounts, one with silver fenestrated lid, the other has lid missing, by G.B.D. probably French, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A44697
Materials:
bowl and stem, briar, mounts, silver, case, leatherette, case, cloth, case, felt and case, brass
Measurements:
case: length 135 mm
width 66 mm
height 26 mm
type:
tobacco pipes
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Briar tobacco pipe

Briar tobacco pipe

Briar tobacco pipe, with fenestrated metal lid hinged to rim mount, mouthpiece amber, clouded, in two pieces

Measurements:
length 122 mm
height 44 mm
width 22 mm
Materials:
mouthpiece, amber, clouded
Object Number:
A44697 Pt1
type:
tobacco pipes
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Briar tobacco pipe

Briar tobacco pipe

Briar tobacco pipe, hinged lid missing, horn mouthpiece

Measurements:
length 123 mm
height 36 mm
width 23 mm
Materials:
mouthpiece, horn
Object Number:
A44697 Pt2
type:
tobacco pipes

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