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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