heat, light, and smoke
shelf 3
Used to smoke tobacco or opium, water pipes and hookahs cool the smoke without diluting its strength or flavor, thus providing a smoother inhalation.
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Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler German, 1706–1775 Meissen Porcelain Manufactory German, 1710–present Snuff Taker, 1737 Porcelain with enamels, glaze, and gilding
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund J. Katz 53.200
English Pastile Burner in the Form of a Cottage, early 1800s Porcelain
Gift of the Estate of Abby Rockefeller Mauzé 78.046.37
Persian (now Iran) Hookah Base, late 1400s–early 1500s Fritware with glaze
Bequest of Susan Martin Allien 35.671
Chinese Water Pipe, 1800s Silver with enamels
Bequest of Martha B. Lisle 67.423
Syrian Lamp, 1200s Earthenware with black pigments and glaze
Gift of K. O. Aharonian 13.1510
Chinese Snuff Bottle, 1800s Porcelain with underglaze blue, glass, and ivory
Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth 45.211.4
Italian Youth Holding a Pipe, ca. 1770 Porcelain with glaze and enamels
Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich 55.202.2