Hookah base

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Campaniform with flanged flairing neck. About base, shoulder, and neck, bands of inlaid conventionalized floral designs in silver, between narrower conventional bandings.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Russell C. Veit
19th century
Accession Number
1951-66-12
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
nature studies
Decorative Arts
Hookah base
Medium
Metal, silver (Bidri ware)
Dimensions
H x diam.: 17 x 15.5 cm (6 11/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
made in
Hyderabad, Bedar, India
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1951-66-12
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4bd818ca9-5d1a-4a4a-a26c-9b302c4b3f58
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