
The world of antique pipes is a fascinating place full of surprising materials, shapes, styles, sizes and configurations and, depending on where the pipes were produced, can be encountered in a broad range of embellishments and accents in precious and semi-precious stones, silver and gold filigree, amber, ivory, horn, bone, and tortoiseshell.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Peace Pipe from the Greenville Treaty of 1795
On August 20, 1794, an American confederate army
commanded by Anthony Wayne
defeated a Native American force led by Blue Jacket of the Shawnee
at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
A year later, representatives from twelve tribes met at Greenville to finalize the negotiations with Wayne.
Among the leaders were Little Turtle of the Miamis,
Tarhe of the Wyandots,
and Blue Jacket and Black Hoof of the Shawnees.
There was little doubt as to who held the strongest position in these negotiations.
The intent of this treaty, as stated, was to "restore harmony and friendly intercourse" between the United States and American Indians. The natives agreed to relinquish all claims to land south and east of a boundary that began roughly at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River. The whites agreed to relinquish their claims to land north and west of the line, although the natives permitted the Americans to establish several trading posts.
Among the issues addressed in the treaty are trade and hunting rights and the exchange of prisoners. Another provision of the treaty states that any tribe that wishes to relinquish its land must sell it to the United States. The treaty measures 7.75 by 12.75 inches (19.69 by 32.39 cm).
On August 3, 1795, leaders of the Wyandot Indians, the Delaware Indians, the Shawnee Indians, the Ottawa Indians, the Miami Indians, the Eel River Indians, the Wea Indians, the Chippewa Indians, the Potawatomi Indians, the Kickapoo Indians, the Piankashaw Indians, and the Kaskaskia Indians gathered in Greenville
to formally sign the treaty.
A ceremonial peace pipe was passed around to seal the agreement.
The Greenville Treaty Calumet is made of catlinite with inlaid lead or pewter decorations.
The carved pipe stem appears to be ash.
The calumet was presented to General Wayne who gave it to his aide, Captain Ezra Kendall, shortly before his death. It was handed down in the family by Kendall's descendants until 1914 when it was presented to the Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society by Captain Alva Kendall Overturf.
commanded by Anthony Wayne
defeated a Native American force led by Blue Jacket of the Shawnee
at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
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An 1896 depiction of the battle from Harper's Magazine. |
A year later, representatives from twelve tribes met at Greenville to finalize the negotiations with Wayne.
Among the leaders were Little Turtle of the Miamis,
Tarhe of the Wyandots,
and Blue Jacket and Black Hoof of the Shawnees.
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Black Hoof from a lithograph published in History of the Indian Tribes of North America. |
The intent of this treaty, as stated, was to "restore harmony and friendly intercourse" between the United States and American Indians. The natives agreed to relinquish all claims to land south and east of a boundary that began roughly at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River. The whites agreed to relinquish their claims to land north and west of the line, although the natives permitted the Americans to establish several trading posts.
Among the issues addressed in the treaty are trade and hunting rights and the exchange of prisoners. Another provision of the treaty states that any tribe that wishes to relinquish its land must sell it to the United States. The treaty measures 7.75 by 12.75 inches (19.69 by 32.39 cm).
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This copy of the Treaty of Greenville is dated August 3, 1795. |
On August 3, 1795, leaders of the Wyandot Indians, the Delaware Indians, the Shawnee Indians, the Ottawa Indians, the Miami Indians, the Eel River Indians, the Wea Indians, the Chippewa Indians, the Potawatomi Indians, the Kickapoo Indians, the Piankashaw Indians, and the Kaskaskia Indians gathered in Greenville
to formally sign the treaty.
A ceremonial peace pipe was passed around to seal the agreement.
The Greenville Treaty Calumet is made of catlinite with inlaid lead or pewter decorations.
The carved pipe stem appears to be ash.
The calumet was presented to General Wayne who gave it to his aide, Captain Ezra Kendall, shortly before his death. It was handed down in the family by Kendall's descendants until 1914 when it was presented to the Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society by Captain Alva Kendall Overturf.
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Hermès Pipes 1949
In 1949, the same year as the launch of the Hermès silk tie
and the first perfume Eau d'Hermès,
Hermès, the luxury goods manufacturer from Paris,
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Thierry Hermès, founder of Hermès, 1837 |
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Advertising for Hermes luxury goods in 1923 |
ordered a series of pipes from pipemakers in Saint-Claude.
The pipes are all marked Hermès Paris on the shank and H on the mouthpiece.
Monday, November 10, 2014
Le Poilu et Sa Pipe
In August 1914, French soldiers were drafted in record numbers
in what would be a four year long conflict on French soil
with over 1,300,000 French casualties.
Evidence abounds of soldiers, affectionately nicknamed the Poilus, smoking a pipe.
On billboards,
in advertising,
children drawing books,
lighters,
photographs,
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Draft registration in front of the gare de l'Est, Paris, Aug 2, 1914 |
in what would be a four year long conflict on French soil
with over 1,300,000 French casualties.
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French_87th_Regiment_Cote_34_Verdun_1916 |
Evidence abounds of soldiers, affectionately nicknamed the Poilus, smoking a pipe.
On billboards,
in advertising,
posters
"On les aura" |
drawings
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août 1915, par Henri Laffite. Dessin au lavis. |
postcards
children drawing books,
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La Bouffarde et le Perlot |
lighters,
photographs,
and pipes...
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"LA PIPE DES TRANCHEES",
Gustave Obiols (H : 6.5 cm) France, circa 1914-1918 |
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Armistice, November 11, 1918 |
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