Water Pipe Bottle or Hookah

Object Name: 
Water Pipe Bottle or Hookah

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Object Name: 
Water Pipe Bottle or Hookah
Place Made: 
England
Accession Number: 
65.2.14
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 20.9 cm, Diam (max): 17.5 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
about 1700-1730
Primary Description: 
Colorless lead glass; blown, scratch engraved. Globular form, with cylindrical neck; rounded ring trailed around the middle of the neck; the sides scratch (diamond-point) engraved with two three-masted ships flying British flags, and pennants, and two fountains supported by three spouting figures, in rectangular pools; framed by scrolling vines with numerous stylized flowers, including tulips, pinks, etc.; rough pontil mark.

More Info

Department: 
Early Modern
Provenance: 
Davis, Cecil, Source
1965-09-21
Category: 
Asian
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
glassblowing
engraving
Material: 
lead glass

Publications (3)

Bottled Beer and Handsome Hookahs (2012-03) illustrated, p. 9, fig 8 a,b; BIB# AI87191
History of Indian Glass (1969) p. 111; BIB# 27266
English Glass, Continental Glass, French Paperweights (1965-07-26) Lot #71; BIB# 12809