Historic Clay Smoking Pipe

Historic Clay Smoking Pipe (Catalog # 2002:226.273), a part of the Michigan State University Museum's Archaeology Teaching Collection. Made out of clay, the use of these pipes began in 16th century England, after the introduction of tobacco from the Americas. By the 17th century, the use of smoking pipes was extremely popular and millions were made each year. Some pipes, such as the one shown here, were often used only a few times before they broke or were thrown away, leading to accumations of pipe bowl and stem fragments at historic archaeological sites. By the early 20th century, pipes lost favor as cigarettes became a popular alternative.

Dimensions: approximately 18.5cm L x 2.3cm W x 3.5cm H, weight= 17.8g

This pipe was purchased for teaching purposes from a replica supplier.

This 3D model was created by Jeff Painter using an Artec Space Spider and Artec Studio 14 Professional, in partnership with the MSU Digital Heritage Imaging and Innovation (DHI) Lab.

Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab