Pipe Bowl
Object detail
Description
Hand carved pipe bowl (no stem) Burnt black except for base which shows signs of carving
Classification
PERSONAL EFFECTS Smoking Accessories pipe, tobacco
MILITARY Army
MILITARY Army
Measurements
75 x 30x 40
Media/Materials description
Indeterminate (Ceramics)
History and use
This pipe bowl was one of several items collected by Lighthorseman George Sullivan during World War 1. Like many servicemen and women, 18-year-old Sullivan, of Charleville, western Queensland, collected curios while he was overseas. After being fatally wounded during the Battle of Romani in 1916, those in his possession were returned to his widowed mother with an inventory.
For the next decade, Mrs Sullivan corresponded with the War Office, sorting out her son’s affairs. The family kept his curios and correspondence for many years, finally donating it to the Queensland Museum in 1983. Medallions, photographs and grave information from the military and government often provided all the information families ever had about the deaths of family members.
For the next decade, Mrs Sullivan corresponded with the War Office, sorting out her son’s affairs. The family kept his curios and correspondence for many years, finally donating it to the Queensland Museum in 1983. Medallions, photographs and grave information from the military and government often provided all the information families ever had about the deaths of family members.
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Registration number
H41927
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