Meerschaum cigar holder

Made:
1850-1900
Meerschaum cigar holder, bowl stub stem only

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Meerschaum cigar holder, bowl stub stem only
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Meerschaum cigar holder, bowl stub stem only, amber mouthpiece missing, bowl in form of bearded man's head, in leatherette case European, 1850-1900

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652950
Materials:
meerschaum, case, leatherette, cloth and velvet
Measurements:
bowl: length 52 mm
bowl: width 23 mm
bowl: height 35 mm
case: length 88 mm
case: width 31 mm
case: height 51 mm
type:
holders

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