Museum number:
| APM 11.894 |
Subcollection:
| ceramic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| lying Moor |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of earthenware with figural bowl, without heel and narrow figural stem pointed at the end. Bowl lying Moor with turban, one leg bent, on which an elbow resting the head, the other leg is the stem of the pipe and suggests to be of wood. Press mould in two parts. Painted in polychrome. |
Date:
| Period | 1830 - 1854 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.52 in (6.4 cm) |
| Length | 4.92 in (12.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | pressed |
| Colour | cream |
| Finish | verf, meerkleuren |
| 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 | 1990 |
| Provenance | Londen, veilinghuis Phillips, 1990, lot 296 |
| Bramber, collectie Anthony Irving, House of Pipes, <1970-1989 |
Comments
| Vgl. SCPR 27, 1990, p 29. Over de maker James Wyse. |
Literature
| Benedict Goes, 25 eeuwen roken; De verwonderlijke vormgeving van de pijp. , 1993. p 46, foto. Dit exemplaar. |
| Benedict Goes, The Intriguing Design of Tobacco Pipes. Leiden, 1993. p 46, foto. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 8, v.a. 2001. |
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