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Not currently on display at the V&A

Pipe

Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Islamic, Persia


Object details

Category
Object type
Brief description
Islamic, Persia
Dimensions
  • Height: 11cm
Style
Object history
This object was bought in Tehran in 1874 by Robert Murdoch Smith, on behalf of the Museum. In one transaction totalling £33.4/, Murdoch Smith bought a range of art objects, including ceramics, metalwork and textiles, from Henry Michael Collins, a British telegraph engineer stationed in Iran between 1872 and 1878.
Collection
Accession number
1296-1874

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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