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Unknown
Hookah Basecirca 1725-1775

Not on view
Small glass vessel with opalescent body covered in raised gold scrolling vines, white enamel flower rosettes set with cobalt-blue cabochons, and an etched cylindrical neck

Unknown, Hookah Base, circa 1725-1775, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Hookah Base
Place Made
India, Uttar Pradesh, Awadh, Lucknow or Bengal
Date Made
circa 1725-1775
Medium
Clear glass with gilding over appliqué glass pieces and cobalt blue glass insets
Dimensions
7 1/2 x 7 1/8 in. (19.05 x 18.1 cm)
Credit Line
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number
M.76.2.23
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Rosenfield, John. The Arts of India and Nepal: The Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1966.
  • Markel, Stephen. "Indian and 'Indianate' Glass Vessels in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art." Journal of Glass Studies 33 (1991): 82-92.
  • Desjardins, Tara. Mughal Glass: a History of Glassmaking in India. New Delhi: Roli Books, 2024.