Hookah base

Place of OriginIndia

DateMughal period, late 18th century

DimensionsH: 17.8 cm (7 in.); Base Diam: 15.5 cm (6 3/16 in.)

MediumGlass, free blown, tooled on the pontil; wheel-cut and gilded.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1983.96

On View

Toledo Museum of Art (2445 Monroe Street), Gallery, 28A

DescriptionDark purple glass

Published ReferencesPage, Jutta-Annette, The Art of Glass: Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Museum of Art, 2006, p. 71-72, repr. (col.) fig. 27A, p. 73. Desjardins, Tara, Mughal Glass: A History of Glassmaking in India Lustre Press, Roli Books, 2025, p. 184 repr. (col.).