Pipe bowl, Germany, 18th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
18th century
Pipe bowl, Germany, 18th century is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 18th century. The museum's brief description reads: Meerschaum; German; 18th c.. Museum description: Pipe bowl of meerschaum, carved in the form of a turbaned head, the neck diapered with cross hatching; silver gilt mountings. The museum record gives material recorded as meerschaum, silver; measurements Height 9.5 cm; Length 9.5 cm; place associated: Germany. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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- 1
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- meerschaum, silver
- Dimensions
- Height 9.5 cm; Length 9.5 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Meerschaum, carved; silver
- Place recorded
- Germany
Identification
- Museum object name
- Pipe bowl
- Museum object number
- 1227-1872
- Museum system number
- O257040
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 materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the holding institution and a specialist reference.