Pipe bowl, Italy, 19th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
19th century
Pipe bowl, Italy, 19th century is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 19th century. The museum's brief description reads: wood; Italian; 19th c..
Museum description: Pipe bowl of carved wood, the bowl itself in the form of the head of Mercury, the neck in the form of a griffin's head with open beak. The museum record gives material recorded as wood; measurements Height 4.1 cm; Width 7.3 cm; place associated: Italy. 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.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- Height 4.1 cm; Width 7.3 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Wood, carved
- Place recorded
- Italy
Identification
- Museum object name
- Pipe bowl
- Museum object number
- 1263-1872
- Museum system number
- O257044
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.