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Collections

Lid of a Mirror Case19th century

Not on view
Small lacquered panel painted in deep brick red and sienna tones, depicting four figures on a terrace with garden architecture in the distance
Small lacquered panel with finely painted scene in warm reds and golds: two figures in Mughal-style dress on a terrace, one standing and one seated beneath a canopy, with leaping hares below and draped curtains above; decorative border with scrollwork.

Unknown, Lid of a Mirror Case, 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Lid of a Mirror Case
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
19th century
Medium
Lacquer, painted
Dimensions
7 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (18.4 x 11.5 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.598
Classification
Lacquer
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed. Islamic Art: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 1973.