Textiles, mat for huqqa set, velvet, gold-wrapped and silver-wrapped thread embroidery, Murshidabad, ca. 1855 Intended for use as a mat for a huqqa pipe. Mat for a huqqa, brown 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.