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Undecorated Wooden and Silver Opium Pipe Set
Undecorated Wooden and Silver Opium Pipe Set
Object Number 991-12-60/15086A
Display Title Undecorated Wooden and Silver Opium Pipe Set
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description Plain (undecorated) wooden pipe set. Bamboo opium pipe with sterling silver bowl and mouthpiece (c) and wooden pip case (a-b). Also, a round, wooden stimulant container (d). <transliteration> (Chinese name). Each: (a-b) 22 cm. (?) x 2.5 cm. (?) x 2.5 cm. (?); (c) 19 cm. (?) x 1.3 cm. (?) x 1.3 cm. (?); (d - stimulant container) 9 cm. (diameter) x 4 cm. (h).
Inventory Description Box, with lid, round carved wood, plain, grooved border on lid, polished
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Wood, Cord, Dye, Sterling silver, Bamboo, Thread
Dimensions Overall: 3.8 x 8.5 x 8.2 cm (1 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 3 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-12-60/15086A
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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