Meerschaum cigarette holder

Made:
1871-1910
Meerschaum cigarette holder, bowl in the form of a human skull

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Meerschaum cigarette holder, bowl in the form of a human skull
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Meerschaum cigarette holder, bowl in the form of a human skull, bone stem projecting from back, circular aperture in forehead, English(?), 1871-1910

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A204964
Materials:
meerschaum and stem, bone
Measurements:
bowl: height 30 mm
length 110 mm
bowl: width 20 mm
bowl, aperture: diameter 8 mm
type:
holders

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