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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
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culture: India, Mughal
technique: glass
department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection: Indian Art
type: Glass
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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
Glass of the Sultans. 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
Art and Stories from Mughal India. 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
Art of the Islamic World (Islamic art rotation). 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. Glass of the Sultans. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2001.
page number: Reproduced: cat. no. 136, pp. 282-283
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