Tobacco pipe with porcelain bowl, Germany, 1820-1860

Tobacco pipe with painted porcelain bowl, German, 1820-1860 Tobacco pipe with painted porcelain bowl, German, 1820-1860

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Tobacco pipe with painted porcelain bowl, German, 1820-1860
Science Museum Group
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Tobacco pipe with painted porcelain bowl, German, 1820-1860
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Tobacco pipe with painted porcelain bowl, German, 1820-1860

Shredded tobacco would have been placed in the porcelain bowl, lit and the smoke inhaled through the cherry wood stem and horn mouthpiece. The bowl is illustrated with the painted figure of a young woman – a highly popular subject among pipe makers, who were catering for an almost exclusively male market. Despite its age, the pipe still smells slightly of tobacco.

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A636780
Materials:
bowl, porcelain, stem, cherry and mouthpiece, horn
Measurements:
overall: 90 mm x 460 mm x 40 mm, 40 mm, .18kg
type:
tobacco pipe