Museum number:
APM 16.272 |
Subcollection:
ceramic pipes |
Title:
tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
moor with pearl necklaces |
Description:
Earthenware tobacco pipe with figural bowl, flat bottom and short straight stem with knot. Pipe figural representation of a Moorish figure with a hexagonal cap, hook nose and wig in a ponytail, dressed in a pleated robe with pearl necklaces, the left foot as a heel, the straight leg forms the stem. Original painting with black for the head and wig and turquoise for the hat, chains, belt, foot and leg. Mould in two parts. |
Date:
Period | 1820 - 1860 |
Dimensions:
Bowl | Height | 2.8 in (7.1 cm) |
Width | 2.2 in (5.6 cm) | |
Stem | Length | 2.76 in (7 cm) |
Characteristics
Pipe type | stem pipe |
Pipe shape | figural |
Material | pottery (ceramic) |
Technique | pressed |
Colour | creamy white |
Finish | verf, zwart, blauw |
Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
Continent | Europe |
Region international | Western Europe |
Country | Schotland land |
Region national | lieutenancy areas |
Town | Glasgow |
Maker | James Wyse |
Acquisition
Year | 2001 |
Provenance | Utrecht, internationale verzamelaarsjaarmarkt |
Londen, antiekhandel, 2001 |
Exhibition
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 8, v.a. 2001. |
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