Opium Pipe, China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 1800s
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1800s
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1947.585: Opium Pipe, 1800s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Imitation tortoise-shell, ivory and jade; overall: 43.2 cm (17 in.). Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
The imitation tortoise-shell pipe has an ivory tip terminating in a clasped hand of ivory holding the jade bowl.
Physical characteristics
- Materials
- imitation tortoise-shell, ivory and jade
- Dimensions
- Overall: 43.2 cm (17 in.)
- Measurements
- Overall: 43.2 cm (17 in.)
- Material and technique
- imitation tortoise-shell, ivory and jade
Identification
- Date recorded
- 1800s
- Culture period
- China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
- Museum attribution
- China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
- Museum object name
- Miscellaneous
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1947.585
- Published references
- Hollis, Howard C. “Bequest of Cornelia B. Warner.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 35, no. 6 (June 1948): 106–111.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and date against a specialist reference.