Cherrywood(?) tobacco pipe case to hold clay pipe,

Cherrywood(?) tobacco pipe case to hold clay pipe

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Cherrywood(?) tobacco pipe case to hold clay pipe
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Cherrywood(?) tobacco pipe case to hold clay pipe, conforming to shape of pipe, with hinged lid forming half the 'bowl' decorated in brass, Dutch(?), 1750-1850

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A158963
Materials:
cherry, ? material and brass
Measurements:
bowl: height 50 mm
length 280 mm
bowl: width 30 mm
stem: diameter 20 mm
type:
pipe cases
credit:
Glendining