Pipe

Object/Artifact

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Pipe

Entry/Object ID

1997.07.09

Acquisition

Accession

1997.07

Source or Donor

Sara E. Robertson

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Sara E. Robertson From the collection of Robert (Robbie) Robertson, Class of 1902.

Source (if not Accessioned)

Sara E. Robertson

Notes

Gift of Mrs. Sara E. Robertson From the collection of Robert (Robbie) Robertson, Class of 1902.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1900 - circa 1930

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

China

Region

East Asia

Continent

Asia

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Number

Location

Base of stand

Transcription

1997.07.09C

Material/Technique

Written, Ink

Notes

Purdue Galleries accession number

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pipe, Smoking

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Smoking & Recreational Drug Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Height

10-3/4 in

Width

3 in

Dimension Notes

Stem (A): 10.25 x 4.5 Bowl (B): 5.88 x .75 Stand (C): 3.38 x 2.88 Tweezers (D): 5.88 x .38 Brush (E): 6.88 x .19 Fob (F): 4.75 x .19 Chain (G): 1.25 x .5

Materials

Material

Metal

Material Notes

Nickel Silver (aka German silver)

Provenance

Notes

Gift to Clarence Hovey "Big Robbie" Robertson [1871-1960] Lafayette, Indiana; through descent to his son Clarence Robertson [1909-1995] and his wife Sarah Elizabeth "Sally" Comer Robertson [1911-2009] Anderson, Indiana; donated to Purdue University Galleries in 1997.