Smoking Pipe

Name/Title

Smoking Pipe

Entry/Object ID

1954.1.5

Description

White clay and amber smoking pipe. The pipe bowl is a clay bust of a man with naturalistic features, such as a mustache and hair made with pronounced lines, and has a suit collar around his neck. The bust tapers into a square section that attaches to a metal piece with a triangle containing three dots etched to the side and marked with “W / D / C.” The amber stem is transparent and a white filter is visible.

Context

Produced as a souvenir of Dewey Day in Montpelier, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1954.1

Source or Donor

Howland, Susan Griggs (1905-1989), Clark, Louise Dewey Howland (1900-1978), Drury, Sylvia Ann Howland Sample, Gay, Emily Shipman Howland Mansfield (1907-1996)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1899

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

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-1/8 in

Width

1-1/4 in

Depth

5 in

Material

Amber, Ceramic

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dewey, George (1837-1917)

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Dewey Day