Hmmm, does not look meerschaum to me; isn't it made of molded pipeclay,
rather that carved sepiolite. Yes, meerschaums often have elaborate
designs like this, but this one appears to be molded in the images that I
saw......
Patrick Martin
On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 4:16 PM, Brenna Moloney <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> Thanks Fahri. I have both of the pipe books and am familiar with Meerschaum
> pipes in historic sites- I am interested to know if anyone has any
> information on this pipe in particular, as I've not found one like it any
> reference book (yet).
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Fahri Dikkaya <[log in to unmask]
> >wrote:
>
> > Dear Brenna,
> >
> > It is a meerschaum pipe, and this kind of pipes are very common in 19th
> > century, especially victorian age. You can check it in Ben Rapaport's
> > books entitled "Collecting Antique Meerschaum Pipes" and "The Complete
> > Guide to Collecting Antique Pipes". If you need more information about
> > meershaum pipe, you can write me.
> >
> > Fahri Dikkaya
> >
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > I am looking for help with a pipe bowl uncovered from a late 19th
> century
> > > site in Detroit, It is quite unusual- bird or perhaps duck shaped and
> > > painted green, blue, yellow and brown. Has anyone run across such a
> pipe
> > > before?
> > >
> > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/weakyknee/8249407173/
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > > Brenna Moloney
> > > PhD student archaeology
> > > Wayne State University
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Fahri Dikkaya
> > PhD Candidate
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> > Ankara, 06800
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> >
> > "Die Antike gehort zur Natur, und zwar, wenn sie anspricht, zur
> > naturlichen Natur;
> > und diese edle Natur sollen wir nicht studieren aber die gemenie?"
> > Goethe in Maximen und Reflexionen
> >
>
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