Meerschaum pipe
Category
Natural History / Animals, Plants & Fossils
Date
Unknown
Materials
Abalone, Brass, Magnesium silicate, Mother-of-pearl [pinctada maxima]
Measurements
180 mm (Length)50 mm (Diameter)150 mm (Length)50 mm (H)
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1335510
Summary
Meerschaum pipe - Pipe with meerschaum bowl decorated with a scene of a house, engraved 1806. Brass lid, the stem decorated with mother-of-pearl and abalone. (Meerschaum German trans. Meer - 'sea', and Schaum - 'foam'in reference to its frothiness. Hydrated magnesium silicate, found mainly in Turkey, it resembles clay, and was commonly used for pipe bowls.) The pipe is stored in its original case which is clam shaped leather with red velvet lining.
Marks and inscriptions
1806