The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Richard Grenville (Greenfield) (1542 - 1591)
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Walter Raleigh
Case for the Glass wherein it was preserved, which
was surrounded
with small Wax Candles of various Colours. This is of gilded Lea
ther,
like a Muff Case, above half a Foot broad, and 13 Inches high,
and hath Cases for
sixteen Pipes within it. Don. Edv.
Morris
Rectoris Isur. Brigant. Rich. Greenfield
Virginia, An.
Pipes for their Health.
Francis Drake
Year after, and Pipes were made after the same Fashion. The oldest
Pipes have very small Heads.
Ell long, and a Clay Head, which they lay upon the Ground, hold
ing the other End in their Mouths.
Leather
key
the Tip for the Mouth of Ivory; this is longer than the other, being
to wind about the Arm or Body of the Smoaker. Don. D.
Jun. Merc.
Leod.
Yard in Length.
longer, the Clay Head cast into an Octangular and much finer Mould
Qu. If these be not the same that some Authors call the
.Arabian joint
ed Tobacco-Pipes
ed Tobacco-Pipes
RedClay, six Inches long be
sides the Head, which is two.
Blewor
Blackof bet
ter Workmanship.
Green,
darkcoloured, part
painted Red.
are only for Ornament) surrounded with very fine
Twig-work, but the
Head very rude.
, a Yard and half inIndian Reed
Length, bored to smoak in. Don. D.
folded up in a Leaf to smoak without a Pipe.
from the Coast of
of white Clay.
Steel
(Don. D.
) is above a Yard long, and very curiousTho. Thomson Ebor.
Mugs.
Wheels.
zilian
per Head capable only to receive the End of Rolled Tobacco. Don.
D.
Pin to pass the Bole. Don. D.
.Jac. Coats Lond