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LicenseSilver tobacco pipe with threaded stem in 4 pieces
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Silver tobacco pipe with threaded stem in 4 pieces
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Silver tobacco pipe with threaded stem in 4 pieces, enclosed in rectangular leather box, bowl has hallmark, probably assayed in Birmingham with King's head, English, 1760-1837
Made entirely from silver, this pipe can be dismantled into four pieces to fit inside the wooden box. Originally from China, the pipe may well have been acquired by a traveller visiting the area.
The records suggest that the pipe was checked by an assay office in Birmingham to gauge the quality of the metal.
Details
- Category:
- Smoking
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A652957
- Materials:
- silver, mouthpiece, ivory, box, leather, box, wood and box, velvet
- Measurements:
-
overall: 45 mm x 195 mm x 65 mm, .15kg
- type:
- tobacco pipe
