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
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series:				
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creation date:			early 1700s
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1725
current location:		116 Islamic
creditline:			The Norweb Collection
copyright:			

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culture:	India, Mughal Dynasty (1526-1756)
technique:	Glass with colored enamel and gilding
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Glass
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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 17.8 cm (7 in.)
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support materials:


inscriptions:

	inscription:	Translation of inscription:  

"In the name of God, the element, the merciful,
Is the key to the wise treasure"
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	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Art and Stories from Mughal India
	opening date:   2016-07-31T04:00:00
	<i>Art and Stories from Mughal India</i>. 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
	<i>Art of the Islamic World (Islamic art rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (May 21, 2021-May 31, 2022).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. R. Henry [Emery May Holden] Norweb [1895-1984], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1969
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1969-
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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.
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IMAGES

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