[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Pipe case # Pipe case In the 17th and 18th centuries the most common means of smoking tobacco was through clay pipes, for which Gouda in Holland was a leading centre of manufacture. Being fragile, such pipes were stored and carried in purpose-made cases, such as this Sri Lanka example made of wood and overlaid with panels of pierced ivory. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1625–1675 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.w-147-1928](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.w-147-1928) · Pramāṇa