long dark brown wooden case in two parts, one fitting partially inside the other; carved to resemble a polished stick with knots; iron ring at one end with a small segmented centipede with gold eyes; long black velvet sleeve with purple drawstrings

Pipe case shaped like a piece of wood, decorated with a crawling centipede, c. 1870

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Pipe case shaped like a piece of wood, decorated with a crawling centipede
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Accession Number
2023.95.2a,b
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long dark brown wooden case in two parts, one fitting partially inside the other; carved to resemble a polished stick with knots; iron ring at one end with a small segmented centipede with gold eyes; long black velvet sleeve with purple drawstrings