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Object Number
991-12-60/15085B
Display Title
Wooden (and Silver) Opium Pipe Set with Painted Gold Dragon Decor
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
Wooden pipe set with painted gold dragon decor. Wooden opium pipe with sterling silver bowl and mouthpiece (c) and a wooden pipe case (a-b). Also, a round, wooden stimulant container (d). <transliteration> (Chinese name). Each: (a-b) 25 cm. (?) x 2.5 cm. (?) x 2.5 cm. (?); (c) 18 cm. (?) x 1.3 cm. (?) x 1.4 cm. (?); (d - stimulant container) 9 cm. (diameter) x 4 cm. (h).
Inventory Description
Case, carved wood, oblong, red and gold dragon and cloud motif, holds pipe
Classification
- Case
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Dimensions
Overall: 23 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm (9 1/16 x 1 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
991-12-60/15085B
Credit Line
Gift of Sarah Buchan Jewell
Provenance
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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