id: 144662 accession number: 1969.286 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.286 updated: 2023-03-11 20:50:49.980000 Hookah Base, early 1700s. India, Mughal Dynasty (1526-1756). Glass with colored enamel and gilding; overall: 17.8 cm (7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.286 title: Hookah Base title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: early 1700s creation date earliest: 1700 creation date latest: 1725 current location: 116 Islamic creditline: The Norweb Collection copyright: --- culture: India, Mughal Dynasty (1526-1756) technique: Glass with colored enamel and gilding department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art collection: Indian Art type: Glass find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 17.8 cm (7 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: Translation of inscription: "In the name of God, the element, the merciful, Is the key to the wise treasure" translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Art and Stories from Mughal India opening date: 2016-07-31T04:00:00 Art and Stories from Mughal India. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016). title: Art of the Islamic World (Islamic art rotation) opening date: 2021-05-21T04:00:00 Art of the Islamic World (Islamic art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (May 21, 2021-May 31, 2022). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Mrs. R. Henry [Emery May Holden] Norweb [1895-1984], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art date: ?-1969 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 1969- footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: Turquoise five-petaled flowers hang from lime green pedicels. digital description: wall description: Smoking tobacco was introduced to the Mughal court from Iran in the very early 1600s and soon became popular. This base formed part of a hookah, or water pipe, which consisted of a base that held water—sometimes perfumed with herbs or fresh fruit—a detachable bowl to hold tobacco, and a long tube. Early hookahs used existing vessels for bases, including coconut shells. By the late 1600s or early 1700s, richly decorated pieces like this were produced. The jewel-like decoration of blue and green blossoms evokes a garden in which a smoker might have sat. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1969.286/1969.286_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1969.286/1969.286_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1969.286/1969.286_full.tif