Pipe Bowl
19th century (made)
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Pipe bowl of wood; carved in the form of a barrel, the hoops of which are being removed by a dog and a monkey, while a serpant twines around the branches of a tree upon which the whole rests. The mountings are silver.
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Materials and techniques | wood with silver mounts |
Brief description | wood; German; 19th c. |
Physical description | Pipe bowl of wood; carved in the form of a barrel, the hoops of which are being removed by a dog and a monkey, while a serpant twines around the branches of a tree upon which the whole rests. The mountings are silver. |
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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. |
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Accession number | 1261-1872 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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