Tennyson’s pipe

Tennyson’s composition process was aided by habitual smoking ...

A recent addition to the house collection is this Meerschaum pipe.

Tennyson’s composition process was aided by habitual smoking, and this piece with its rich brown tones on account of being handled and smoked has been clearly well used!

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