Base for a Water Pipe (Huqqa) Maker: Unknown

17th century

Asian Art

Not on view

The use of tobacco originated in South and Central America and spread to the Middle East and India by the late sixteenth century. This base once supported tubing that cooled tobacco and other substances prior to smoking.

Medium

Stonepaste with pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions

12 11/16 × 8 in. (32.26 × 20.32 cm)

Credit Line

Hobart and Edward Small Moore Memorial Collection, Gift of Mrs. William H. Moore

Accession Number

1951.51.51A

Geography

Kerman, Iran

Culture

Iranian/Persian , Islamic

Period

Safavid dynasty (1501–1722)

Classification

Containers

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance
Asia Institute, New York; Mrs. William H. Moore (Ada Small Moore) (1858–1955) New York; gift in 1951 to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography

  • Arthur Lane, Later Islamic Pottery: Persia, Syria, Egypt, Turkey (London: Faber and Faber, 1957), no. 57A, 8A&B.

Object copyright
No Copyright - United States

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