Hookah tobacco pipe (Turkish or Persian)

Made:
1880-1930 in Turkey and Iran

Hookah tobacco pipe, enamelled metal base, glazed porcelain water reservoir, silver bowl with clay or lime lining with brass lid, flexible spring tube mouthpiece partly felt covered near end with ivory mount, amber mouthpiece missing, with tweezers attached, Turkish or Persian, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657718
Materials:
complete, brass, porcelain, silver, lime, wire, leather, felt, wool, wood and ivory
Measurements:
overall: 755 mm
stem, mouthpiece max.: 47 mm,
bowl filement max.: 85 mm,
base: 165 mm 125 mm,
reservoir, max: 130 mm 135 mm,
bowl filment: 172 mm
bowl with lid: 245 mm
tweezers with chain: 431 mm
tweezers: 92 mm
stem, mouthpiece extended: 2050 mm
type:
water pipe - smoking