Briar tobacco pipe

Made:
1860-1900 in France
maker:
Unknown
Briar tobacco pipe

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Briar tobacco pipe
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Briar tobacco pipe, bowl carved in form of head of Hernando Cortes (?), in leather case, French, 1860-1900

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A204847
Materials:
briar, band, silver, mouthpiece, vulcanite, case, leatherette, case, velvet, case, cloth and case, brass
Measurements:
length 175 mm
height 62 mm
width 44 mm
case: length 185 mm
case: height 80 mm
case: width 50 mm
type:
tobacco pipes

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