Hookah

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

19

Name/Title

Hookah

Entry/Object ID

1989.54.1

Description

Hookah. The body is made from clear glass decorated with red stain in a floral and geometric design. It sits on a glass stem with a square base. It has a brass mount at the top opening, in which is a brass spout attachment with a long, attached tube. There is a bronze mouthpiece on the end of the tube.

Context

Owned by George Knapp of Lyndon, Vermont. Knapp left Vermont in the 1850s as a missionary to Bitlis, Turkey, where he acquired this hookah.

Acquisition

Accession

1989.54

Source or Donor

Cushman, Martha Colvin Knapp, Anwyl, Margery Knapp

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Hookah

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Pipe, Water

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Apparatus, Breathing

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pipe, Smoking

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Assistive Objects

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Smoking & Recreational Drug Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Material

Glass, Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Knapp, George Cushing (1823-1895)

Related Places

Place

Town

Lyndon

County

Caledonia County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Place

City

Bitlis

Country

Turkey

Continent

Asia, Europe

Region

Eastern Europe