id:			144663
accession number:	1969.287
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Hookah Bowl, 1700s. India, Mughal. Glass; overall: 17 cm (6 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.287

title:				Hookah Bowl
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creation date:			1700s
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1799
current location:		116 Islamic
creditline:			The Norweb Collection
copyright:			

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culture:	India, Mughal
technique:	glass
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 cm (6 11/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Inscription in Farsi, on body:

Even if live charcoal is placed on its head/
The hookah, a teacher of etiquette,/
will not respond unless drawn upon;/
Thus one can learn from its manners of refinement.
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	remark:		

	inscription:	Inscription in Farsi, on shoulder:

In the name of Allah the clement and merciful is the key to the wise treasure.
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	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Glass of the Sultans
	opening date:   2001-05-24T00:00:00
	<i>Glass of the Sultans</i>. The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY (May 24-September 3, 2001); The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (organizer) (October 2, 2001-January 13, 2002); Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece (February 20-May 15, 2002).

	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, Cleveland, OH (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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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Carboni, Stefano, and David Whitehouse. <em>Glass of the Sultans</em>. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2001.
	page number: 	Reproduced: cat. no. 136, pp. 282-283
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	Desjardins, Tara. <em>Mughal Glass: A History of Glassmaking in India.</em> New Delhi: Roli Books, 2024.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: p. 148-149, no. 62
	url:		

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