Huqqa Mat
c.1855 (made)
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Mat for a huqqa, purple velvet, embroidered with silver-wrapped and gold-wrapped thread and gold and silver sequins. In two parts, one a rectangular design, the other square, containing a circular design surrounded by large flowers. Embroidered floral motifs and finials in wide borders. The reverse is lined with green silk.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven velvet and silk, embroidered with silver-wrapped thread and gold-wrapped thread, and metal details |
| Brief description | Huqqa mat of purple velvet embroidered with silver and silver-gilt, Murshidabad, West Bengal, ca. 1855 |
| Physical description | Mat for a huqqa, purple velvet, embroidered with silver-wrapped and gold-wrapped thread and gold and silver sequins. In two parts, one a rectangular design, the other square, containing a circular design surrounded by large flowers. Embroidered floral motifs and finials in wide borders. The reverse is lined with green silk. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. India Museum Slip book entry 8466: 'Hookah Cloth Velvet Puce Colored Emb'd with Gold & Silver / Moorshedabad / 55'. |
| Historical context | Intended for use as a mat for a huqqa pipe. |
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| Other number | 8466 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 4759(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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