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Meerschaum tobacco pipe, Paris, France, 1850-1915
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Meerschaum tobacco pipe, Paris, France, 1850-1915
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The bowl of this tobacco pipe is carved from a material called meerschaum – a white coloured clay like mineral. Easy to carve, meerschaum bowls can be ornately decorated with faces or human figures. This particular example is decorated with the face of a bearded man.

Shredded tobacco would have been placed in the bowl of the pipe, lit and the smoke inhaled through the amber mouthpiece.

maker: Sommer, J

Place made: Paris, Ville de Paris, Île-de-France, France

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Keywords: Smoking; meerschaum tobacco pipe
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  • Library reference: Science Museum A198242
  • Photo number: L0057677
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