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Pipe Bowl

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pipe bowl of wood, carved with grotesque masks in relief and with silver mountings.


Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Pipe Bowl
  • Pipe Bowl Cover
Materials and techniques
Carved wood; silver mountings
Brief description
wood; German; 19th c.
Physical description
Pipe bowl of wood, carved with grotesque masks in relief and with silver mountings.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.5cm
  • Length: 18.4cm
Credit line
Purchased from A. S. Drey, Munich, per Kreittmeyer
Object history
Purchased by the V&A in 1872 from A. S. Drey, Munich, per Kreittmeyer.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
1264:1, 2-1872

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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