Mr. Jos’s Hookahbadar · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Mr. Jos’s Hookahbadar
Subject: Men; Indian Men; Men, White; Women; Women, White; Household employees; Hookahs
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: England; Europe
Description: Loll Jewab, Joseph Sedley’s servant from India, carries his hookah into the house, shocking the employees. The two women, one holding a bucket and the other a broom, were cleaning the floor, while the man stands next to an inside door. Below the illustration is printed in cursive its title, “Mr. Jos’s Hookahbadar”.
Image Creator: William Makepeace Thackeray (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Steel engravings
Identifier: mta:22446
Language: eng
Source Name: Vanity Fair A Novel without a Hero
Parent Collection: Vanity Fair; Vanity Fair
Image: mta_22446_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Vanity Fair
Subject: Men; Indian Men; Men, White; Women; Women, White; Household employees; Hookahs