Pipe

Object Name:

Pipe

Object ID:

1995.539.04

Date:

1850-1900

Description:

Pipe, Catlinite and lead. Label: "Presented by A. Cady". Cylindrical stem tapers down to bowl, which has wide top and flaring sides. Stem flat bottom. Beyond bowl, stem is rectangular with smooth corners. Front edge is flat and undercut slightly. Stem, flat back end and bore of 0.4" diameter. At back of stem, two raised ferrules with slightly raised reed between them that wraps around to flat bottom edge. Inlaid lead. On flat ferrules, inlaid band that wraps around to bottom where it terminates in T-shape. At top of bands, back end of elongated, cat-like figure. One section of inlaid decoration missing. Cat-like figure, separate legs at front, larger leg mass at back with grooves cut into it to simulate individual legs. Small pad feet bottoms of legs. Body elongated becomes slightly larger at back end. Backbone curves up near back. Long, almost straight tail that leads down to top of stem. Ear buds top of animal head and flat nose on wide head. Bowl, two parallel inlay strips around its top. At base of bowl, two wide strips that wrap around stem. Strip that connects bands on bottom surface. Two more bands that connect circumferential bands at top edge of stem junction area. Bowl slightly loose. Large crack around stem near bowl base. Inlaid soft metal may also be a repair for pipe. Bowl diameter top: 0.61". Top of bowl, slightly domed. One longitudinal groove just above flat bottom on each side. Paper label on left side, black ink, script: "Effigy Pipe" Below that right corner: "C. 1820". Paper shreds packed into bowl. See 1889.2 on tag.

Material:

Stone
Metal

Dimensions:

H-2.8 W-1.4 L-6 inches Weight-9.3 oz

People:

Cady, Albemarle (1807-1888)