Skull shaped clay tobacco pipe, France, 1845-1900
- Made:
- 1845-1900 in Saint-Omer




Clay tobacco pipe, stub-stem variety, incomplete, stem missing, modelled as skull, with stem socket coming off from neck at an acute angle, impressed mark of Louis Fiolet, St. Omer, Pas-de-Calais, French, 1845-1900
Modelled as a skull, this clay tobacco pipe was made by Louis Fiolet in St Omer, Pas-de-Calais, France. Fiolet founded his business in 1746 and was known for his ornamental and human-shaped tobacco bowls. Shredded tobacco was packed into the bowl, lit and the vapours inhaled through a wooden or reed stem, which is missing from this example. Tobacco was introduced into France in the late 1550s and like elsewhere was popular for its taste and nicotine boost.
Details
- Category:
- Smoking
- Object Number:
- A114760
- type:
- tobacco pipe
- taxonomy:
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- furnishing and equipment
- tools & equipment
- pipe - smoking equipment
- animal remains
- credit:
- Glendining
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