Clay tobacco pipe

Made:
1750-1790 in Westminster
Clay tobacco pipe, maker uncertain, marked RR

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Clay tobacco pipe, maker uncertain, marked RR
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Clay tobacco pipe, maker uncertain, marked RR, made in Peter Street, Westmnster, London, England, 1750-1790

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A636676
Materials:
clay
Measurements:
overall: length 154 mm
bowl: height 40 mm
bowl, internal: diameter 16 mm
bowl, external: diameter 20 mm
type:
tobacco pipe
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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