Hookah base, Qom (city), Iran, ca. 1850-1875
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1850-1875
Hookah base in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number 985-1876), made in Qom (city), Iran, dated ca. 1850-1875. The museum's brief description reads: Hookah base, unglazed earthenware, imitating European-style glassware, decorated with dots of light blue glaze; Iran (Qom), Iran, 1850-1875..
Museum description: Hookah base, unglazed porous ware, decorated with dots of light blue glaze forming various geometric patterns. Wide base with a scalloped edge, straight sided short body with a long narrow neck. The museum records it as Small dots of blue glaze decorated by hand., measuring Height 9.625 in; Diameter 5.25 in. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- glaze
- Dimensions
- Height 9.625 in; Diameter 5.25 in
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Small dots of blue glaze decorated by hand.
- Place recorded
- Qom (city), Iran
Identification
- Museum object name
- Hookah base
- Museum object number
- 985-1876
- Museum system number
- O307641
Catalogue references
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