Admiral John Hood's Meerschaum Pipe

Name/Title

Admiral John Hood's Meerschaum Pipe

Entry/Object ID

X.0234

Description

Large meerschaum pipe

Context

Rear Admiral John Hood (1859-1919), of Florence, was aboard the U.S.S. Maine when it exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898. Hood retrieved the pipe in 1911.

Materials

Material Notes

Sepiolite