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Meerschaum Pipe
Marked by: Joseph Ash
English (London)
1812–13
Object Place: Europe, London, England
Medium/Technique
Meerschaum, silver
Dimensions
20.2 x 12.5 x 7 cm (7 15/16 x 4 15/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour
Accession Number65.1319
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionThe pipe is carved from an elbow-shaped piece of meerschaum. It is mounted with a silver mouthpiece formed of a cast disk with concentric rings of acanthus and anthemion leaves. At the center is a cone-shaped fitting with a border of anthemion leaves and a ring-shaped handle. The bowl of the pipe is mounted with a silver collar formed of sheet that has a high hinged cover. The cover has a cast rim of anthemion leaves and a shaped midesection with saw-pierced lettering. The circular top of the cover is a cast medallion depicting mean seated around a table, smoking pipes and drinking.
Marks
On the mouthpiece and on the lip of the bowl, maker's mark IA (Grimwade 1104) (repeated on cover); date letter R (repeated on cover); lion passant (repeated on cover); sovereign's head.
InscriptionsIn pierced work along the cap, "SALUS IN FUMO."
ProvenanceRoland A. Lee, London, purchased November 10, 1965, Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour. (Accession Date: November 10, 1965)