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Huqqa Pipe Cover

ca. 1867 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Green velvet cover for huqqa pipe snake, lined in red silk, embellished with gold-wrapped thread, gold wire, sequins and coloured glass beads, braid and fringes, in a floral latticework.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven velvet and silk, embroidered with gold-wrapped thread, gold wire, glass beads and sequins
Brief description
Textile, huqqa pipe cover, silk and velvet, gold-wrapped thread and gold wire embroidery, Bharatpur, ca. 1867
Physical description
Green velvet cover for huqqa pipe snake, lined in red silk, embellished with gold-wrapped thread, gold wire, sequins and coloured glass beads, braid and fringes, in a floral latticework.
Dimensions
  • Length: 1110cm
  • Width: 15cm
Object history
Transferred from India Museum 1879.
Historical context
Intended for use as a cover for a huqqa pipe snake.
Subjects depicted
Other number
6564 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
2508(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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